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Quotation from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

“Marianne Dashwood was born to an extraordinary fate”

Jane Austen (spoken by Narrator)

Sense and Sensibility, Vol. III, Ch. 14 (1813 text)

Portrait of Jane Austen

The final chapter's ironic introduction to Marianne's marriage with Colonel Brandon.

Citation: "Marianne Dashwood was born to an extraordinary fate" — Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Vol. III, Ch. 14 (1813 text). (id sense-and-sensibility-q6)

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