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There are such beings in the world -- perhaps one in a thousand -- as the creature you and I should think perfection; where grace and spirit are united to worth, where the manners are equal to the heart and

There are such beings in the world -- perhaps one in a thousand -- as the creature you and I should think perfection; where grace and spirit are united to worth, where the manners are equal to the heart and understanding; but such a person may not come in your way, or, if he does, he may not be the eldest son of a man of fortune, the near relation of your particular friend, and belonging to your own county.

Jane Austen
Heart, Son, Men
Jane Austen (2017). “Jane Austen's correspondence and letters: The complete and definitive edition”, p.152, BoD - Books on Demand

the Musgroves had had the ill fortune of a very troublesome, hopeless son, and the good fortune to lose him before he reached his twentieth year.

Jane Austen
Son, Years, Hopeless
Jane Austen (2013). “Persuasion In Modern English”, p.182, BookCaps Study Guides

Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again.

Jane Austen
Mother, Son, Years
Jane Austen (2008). “Sense and Sensibility”, p.285, Penguin

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