Anne, with an elegance of mind and sweetness of character, which must have placed her high with any
Anne, with an elegance of mind and sweetness of character, which must have placed her high with any people of real understanding, was nobody with either father or sister; her word had no weight; her convenience was always to give way – she was only Anne. - Persuasion, Chapter 1 -- source link
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