Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment of it, but be compelled to resign it after, at the most, some forty years lease
William Makepeace ThackerayAn intelligent wife can make her home, in spite of exigencies, pretty much what she pleases.
William Makepeace ThackerayI knew all along that the prize I had set my life on was not worth the winning.
William Makepeace Thackeray