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[pegkerr]

edeainfj pointed out the significance of today's date, and I am stealing this idea from her:

RIP
Jane Austen
16 Dec 1775 - 18 Jul 1817
Goddess of Writers
Priestess of Irony


In memory of Rev. George Austen's daughter, please leave condolences in the form of quotations &c.

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[gwyneira.livejournal.com]

From her wonderfully snarky History of England:

On Henry IV: "Henry the 4th ascended the throne of England much to his own satisfaction in the year 1399, after having prevailed on his cousin & predecessor Richard the 2nd to resign it to him, & to retire for the rest of his Life to Pomfret Castle, where he happened to be murdered."

On Henry VI: "I cannot say much for this Monarch's sense. Nor would I if I could, for he was a Lancastrian."