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You could not see and know her, and remain unmoved by those sensations of affection which belong to so near and tender a relationship.Fanny Burney
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Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.Fanny Burney
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But alas, my dear child, we are the slaves of custom, the dupes of prejudice, and dare not stem the torrent of the opposing world, even though our judgments condemn our compliance! However, since the die is cast, we must endeavor to make the best of it.Fanny Burney
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Young, animated, entirely off your guard, and thoughtless of consequences, Imagination took the reins; and Reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to the race of so eccentric and flighty a companion. How rapid was then my Evelina's progress through those regions of fancy and passion whither her new guide conducted her! - She saw Lord Orville at a ball, -and he was the most amiable of men! -She met him again at another, -and he had every virtue under Heaven! .Fanny Burney