Jane Austen Quotes

Teach us almighty father, to consider this solemn truth, as we should do, that we may feel the importance of every day, and every hour as it passes.

Jane Austen

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• Teach us almighty father, to consider this solemn truth, as we should do, that we may feel the importance of every day, and every hour as it passes.

  

  Jane Austen
  • Truth
  • Father
  • Solemn