Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen
England
16 Dec 1775 // 18 Jul 1817
Novelist



Matrimony and Dancing (1)

And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing. Taken in that light, certainly their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them in such a view. You will allow that in both man ...


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