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William Hazlitt

(1778—1830)

English essayist

Ladies grow handsome by looking at themselves in the glass.

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William Hazlitt

(1778-1830) English essayist Authors in general are not good listeners. www.english-slang.com

handsome is as handsome does

[handsome is as handsome does] {informal} A person must act well and generously so that he will be truly worth respecting. - A proverb. * /Everyone thinks that Bon is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

glass

[glass] See: [PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES], [SAFETY GLASS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in tow] {adj. phr.} 1. Being pulled. * /The tugboat had the large ocean liner in tow as they came into the harbor./ * /An […]

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