Jane Austen: For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in ou — Jane Austen

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?

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