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Quotation from Persuasion by Jane Austen

“She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning”

Jane Austen (spoken by Narrator)

Persuasion, Vol. I, Ch. 4 (1817 text)

Portrait of Jane Austen

Summing up the effect on Anne of her broken engagement and eight years of regret.

Citation: "She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning" — Jane Austen, Persuasion, Vol. I, Ch. 4 (1817 text). (id persuasion-q2)

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

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