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Jane Austen Quotes - Page 19

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Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common.

Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common.

Memories, Perfect, Common

Jane Austen (1841). “Emma: A Novel”, p.205

I have changed my mind, and changed the trimmings of my cap this morning; they are now such as you suggested.

Morning, Mind, Trimming

Jane Austen (2012). “The Letters (Annotated Edition)”, p.38, Jazzybee Verlag

Her form, though not so correct as her sister's, in having the advantage of height, was more striking; and her face was so lovely, that when in the common cant of praise she was called a beautiful girl, truth was less violently outraged than usually happens.

Beautiful, Girl, Lovely

Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations”, p.48, Ageless Reads

It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable.

Acceptance, Mr Collins, Hands

Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.96

Family connexions were always worth preserving, good company always worth seeking.

Family, Good Company, Connexion

Jane Austen (2008). “Persuasion. Northanger Abbey (Two Novels)”, p.91, Mondial

I have never yet found that the advice of a Sister could prevent a young Man's being in love if he chose it.

Being In Love, Men, Advice

Jane Austen (2016). “Collected Works (Complete Editions: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, ...)”, p.1569, Jane Austen

The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush as produces little effect after much labour.

Two, Ivory, Littles

Letter to J. Edward Austen, 16 Dec. 1816

Could there be finer symptoms? Is not general incivility the very essence of love?

Essence, Prejudice, Incivility

Jane Austen (2008). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.194, Waking Lion Press

I can safely say, that the happiest part of my life has been spent on board a ship.

Boards, Ships, Has Beens

Jane Austen (2013). “Persuasion In Modern English”, p.206, BookCaps Study Guides

What do you know of my heart? What do you know of anything but your own suffering. For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature. It was forced on me by the very person whose prior claims ruined all my hope. I have endured her exultations again and again whilst knowing myself to be divided from Edward forever. Believe me, Marianne, had I not been bound to silence I could have provided proof enough of a broken heart, even for you.

Believe, Heart, Knowing

"Fictional character: Elinor Dashwood". "Sense and Sensibility", 1995.

Whom are you going to dance with?' asked Mr. Knightley. She hesitated a moment and then replied, 'With you, if you will ask me.' Will you?' said he, offering his hand. Indeed I will. You have shown that you can dance, and you know we are not really so much brother and sister as to make it at all improper.' Brother and sister! no, indeed.

Brother, Offering, Hands

Jane Austen (2006). “The Complete Novels: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.1064, Penguin

[W]here other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.

Benefits, Entertainment, Philosopher

Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Complete Collection Deluxe Unabridged (annotated): [All 18 Works - Novels -Short Stories–Letters –Unfinished Works - Scraps]]”, p.420, BookBaby

From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had closed her eyes.

Morning, Sleep, Eye

Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations”, p.149, Ageless Reads

A man does not recover from such devotion of the heart to such a woman! He ought not; he does not.

Heart, Men, Doe

Jane Austen (2013). “Persuasion In Modern English”, p.335, BookCaps Study Guides

Now they were as strangers; nay worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted.

Stranger, Unison, Estrangement

Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.509, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does. And men take care that they should.

Mean, Men, Vanity

Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.120

The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient-at others so bewildered and weak-and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control!

Memories, Sometimes, Weak

Jane Austen (2009). “Jane Austen: The Works in Eight Volumes”, Cambridge Scholars Publishing

I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other.

Treatment, Deserve The Best, Deserve

Jane Austen (2009). “Emma”, p.289, Wild Jot Press

I want nothing but death.

Want, Last Words

Jane Austen, Robert Morrison (2011). “Persuasion: An Annotated Edition”, p.323, Harvard University Press

I have made myself two or three caps to wear of evenings since I came home, and they save me a world of torment as to hair-dressing, which at present gives me no trouble beyond washing and brushing, for my long hair is always plaited up out of sight, and my short hair curls well enough to want no papering.

Home, Hair, Sight

Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (2011). “Jane Austen's Letters”, p.25, Oxford University Press

She denied none of it aloud, and agreed to none of it in private.

Denied

Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Complete Collection Deluxe Unabridged (annotated): [All 18 Works - Novels -Short Stories–Letters –Unfinished Works - Scraps]]”, p.1084, BookBaby

They parted at last with mutual civility, and possibly a mutual desire of never meeting again.

Saying Goodbye, Desire, Lasts

Blaine Josten, Jane Austen (2015). “Blaine Josten's Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Annotated)”, p.151, BookBaby

There could have never been two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison, no countenances so beloved. Now they were as strangers; nay, worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted. It was a perpetual estrangement.

Heart, Two, Feelings

Jane Austen (2012). “The Complete Novels of Jane Austen, Volume 2: Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion”, p.574, Modern Library

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody not greatly in fault themselves to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.

Guilt, Comfort, Done

Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations”, p.870, Ageless Reads

She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though she hardly knew of what. She became jealous of his esteem, when she could no longer hope to be benefited by it. She wanted to hear of him, when there seemed the least chance of gaining intelligence. She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.

Jealous, Chance, Should

Jane Austen (1918). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.319

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