Skip to content

Parenting Quote by Jane Austen

“And Anne could have said much, and did long to say a little in defence of her friend's not very dissimilar claims to theirs, but her sense of personal respect to her father prevented her. She made no reply. She left it to himself to recollect, that Mrs Smith was not the only widow in Bath between…” quote by Jane Austen
Download Open image
““And Anne could have said much, and did long to say a little in defence of her friend's not very dissimilar claims to theirs, but her sense of personal respect to her father prevented her. She made no reply. She left it to himself to recollect, that Mrs Smith was not the only widow in Bath between thirty and forty, with little to live on, and no surname of dignity.””

Jane Austen

4.3 out of 5 (3 ratings)

More by Jane Austen

Explore all 2,013 Jane Austen quotes

More Parenting quotes

Browse all 55,666 Parenting quotes