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Quote by Jane Austen
. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flatterin

. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? – Jane Austen

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