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
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...back to every man the reflection ef 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. — Thackeray. Count the world not an inn, but an... | |
| Shorthand - 1894 - 458 pages
...back to every man the reflection ot 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. — Thackeray. P" -. . \ Department of Personal and... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1896 - 476 pages
...every man the reflec- <? tion of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turir' look sourly upon you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion ; and so let all young per- v sons take their choice. This is certain, that if the world neglected... | |
| Quotations - 1897 - 308 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. — Thackeray. This fine old world of ours is but... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 786 pages
...back to every man the reflection of his own fi,ce. Frown at it, and it will in turn Icwk 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... | |
| 1901 - 382 pages
...back to every "(man the pression of his own of his own face. Frown at it and it will look sou upon you; laugh at it and with it and it is a jolly, kind companion. •~0 >-i; F— r-^ PP ^=£. 1 k . , r. 1 >A. *UJ . in? K i H — | — i — • — j — •—-... | |
| Kirk Munroe, Mary Hartwell Catherwood - Children's literature - 1902 - 444 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... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1902 - 424 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... | |
| Abram N. Coleman - Maxims - 1903 - 310 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. Thackeray. it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and we feel the loss. Pope.... | |
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