I always heard the line the opposite of snydal and similar to what thickasthieves is getting at- "Who in solitude? Who in this mirror?" always suggested the same thing to me: alienation and lonliness to the point of not even recognizing yourself in the mirror, Dress Rehearsal Rag style... which of course ties in nicely to next lines about "who by his own hand?"
I always heard the line the opposite of snydal and similar to what thickasthieves is getting at- "Who in solitude? Who in this mirror?" always suggested the same thing to me: alienation and lonliness to the point of not even recognizing yourself in the mirror, Dress Rehearsal Rag style... which of course ties in nicely to next lines about "who by his own hand?"