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Anne Bronte

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Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor."
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Mrs. Maxwell to Helen (Ch. XVI : The Warning of Experience)

 
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