Jane Austen Quotes

Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.

Jane Austen

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• Apple pies

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• Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.

  

  Jane Austen
  • Happiness
  • Domestic
  • Apple pies