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The Mayor of Casterbridge Gender Quotes

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Quote #10

that flower of Nature, Elizabeth. (44.8)

In contrast to Lucetta, Elizabeth-Jane is very natural. Her beauty, like a flower's, comes from nature. She doesn't have to resort to the kind of artifice that Lucetta does to attract people.