 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 - Pagina 1751853Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1848 - 408 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 - 1868 - 468 pagine
...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 pagine
...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,... | |
 | 1873 - 590 pagine
...forth 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 people take their choice." KR A DEMAND FOR " COMFORTABLE " PEOPLE. Mankind is... | |
 | 1875 - 444 pagine
...to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look snrly upon yon; laugh at it, and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion.—Thackeray. Don't be frightened away from any pursuit because you have only a little to... | |
 | David Thomas - 1876 - 498 pagine
...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. — 1C. J1. Thackeray. mmtóieal HOMILETIC SKETCHES ON THE BOOK OF PSALMS. Our Parpоse,— Many learned... | |
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