He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry
tales and smiles not. --Shak.
She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. --Pope.
When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.
--Byron.
2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or
pity; to sneer.
'T was what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised
my modesty, and smiled. --Pope.
3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to
excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
The desert smiled, And paradise was opened in the
wild. --Pope.
4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance;
-- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.