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