![AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Autograph manuscript fragment, [n.d.], six lines on one leaf, 79 x 152mm (mounted, very slight browning where secured at corners).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2005/CSK/2005_CSK_05621_0027_000(101810).jpg?w=1)
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AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Autograph manuscript fragment, [n.d.], six lines on one leaf, 79 x 152mm (mounted, very slight browning where secured at corners).
'Let us open our bible with zeal & read with patience. Our progress will not fail to exceed our hopes'; a rare autograph fragment, part of a theological text copied out in Jane Austen's characteristic neat hand.
'Let us open our bible with zeal & read with patience. Our progress will not fail to exceed our hopes'; a rare autograph fragment, part of a theological text copied out in Jane Austen's characteristic neat hand.
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