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A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in…

Quote byJane Austen · 1775–1817

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Persuasion (1817).

English (original)

A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.

— Jane Austen

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