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Quotation from Love and Freindship and Other Early Works by Jane Austen

“Run mad as often as you chuse; but do not faint—”

Jane Austen (spoken by Sophia)

Love and Freindship and Other Early Works, Love and Freindship, Letter the 14th (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of Jane Austen

Dying of a chill caught by fainting on damp ground, Sophia gives Laura her final counsel.

Citation: "Run mad as often as you chuse; but do not faint—" — Jane Austen, Love and Freindship and Other Early Works, Love and Freindship, Letter the 14th (Project Gutenberg text). (id love-and-freindship-q5)

Portrait: CassandraAusten-JaneAusten(c.1810) hires, Cassandra Austen, Public domain.

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