weatherglass

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From weather + glass.

A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another. — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
IN WHICH KATHERINE TRIES TO NAIL UP THE WEATHERGLASS TO SET FAIR It is to be feared that intimate acquaintance with Lady Calmady's present attitude of mind would not have proved altogether satisfactory to that ardent idealist Honoria St. Quentin. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet
Lord M. and I met with considerable feeling on both sides, and all our feuds were forgotten and forgiven; I conclude so at least, because one or two people, whom I know to be sharp observers of the weatherglass on occasion of such squalls, have been earnest with me to meet Lord M. at parties--which I am well assured they would not have been (had I been Horace come to life again[300]) were they not sure the breeze was over. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott

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