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  • There was a laughing devil in sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sighed farewell!

    -Rochdale
      The Corsair, canto1, stanza 9.

  • Every communist has a fascist frown, every fascist a communist smile.

    - Dame Muriel Sarah ne  e  Camberg Spark
      The Girls of Slender Means.

  • She developed a persistent troubled frown which gave her the expression of someone who is trying to repair a watch with his gloves on.

    -James Grover Thurber
      The Beast In Me and OtherAnimals,'Look Homeward, Jeannie'.

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