 The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion ; and so let all young persons take their choice.  The Irish Quarterly Review - Page 1751853Full view - About this book
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - British - 1848 - 408 pages
...every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you : langh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion ; and so let all young persons take their choice. This is certain, that if the world neglected Miss... | |
 | 1852 - 448 pages
...back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; laugh at it, and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion. None have ever been so good and so great, or have raised themselves so high as to be above the reach... | |
 | 1855 - 576 pages
...back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion ; and so let all young persons take their choice." Mr. Brown the elder, writing to Mr. Brown the younger,... | |
 | 1857 - 514 pages
...a looking-glass, and gives forth to every man the reflection of" his own face, l! rown at it — it will in turn look sourly on you ; laugh at it, and...Fair. f See " Poets and Poetry of the 19th Century j A Course of Lectures, by the Earl of Belfast." London: Longman and Co. 1852. We are most happy to... | |
 | 1858 - 588 pages
...the reflection of his own face ; — frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; langh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion. ' Then he leaves us our choice, they are both in our hands, let us take which we will. In further comparing... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1868 - 468 pages
...back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion ; and so let all young persons take their choice. This is certain, that if the world neglected Miss... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 pages
...back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upcn you ; laugh at it and with it and it is a jolly, kind companion ; and so let all young persons take the'r choice. - ThachsrayBAGPIPE Music. An air played on the bagpipes,... | |
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