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Quotation from Emma by Jane Austen
“Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.”
Emma, Vol. I, Ch. I (Project Gutenberg #158)
The opening sentence, whose word seemed quietly prepares the reader for the heroine's education.
Citation: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." — Jane Austen, Emma, Vol. I, Ch. I (Project Gutenberg #158). (id emma-q1)
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