LOOKING-GLASS: A vitreous plane upon which to display a fleeting show for man's disillusion given.Ambrose Bierce · Il dizionario del diavolo · The Devil’s Dictionary · LOOKING-GLASS
Read the saying and check its sourcesLOOKING-GLASS: A vitreous plane upon which to display a fleeting show for man's disillusion given.
Ambrose Bierce · Il dizionario del diavolo · The Devil’s Dictionary · LOOKING-GLASS
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