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 'Tis expectation makes a blessing dear;
 Heaven were not Heaven, if we knew what it were.  
 'Tis expectation makes a blessing dear;
 Heaven were not Heaven, if we knew what it were. 
 He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the 
figure of a lamb the feats read more 
 He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the 
figure of a lamb the feats of a lion. He hath indeed bettered 
expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how. 
 What else remains for me?
 Youth, hope and love;
  To build a new life on a ruined read more 
 What else remains for me?
 Youth, hope and love;
  To build a new life on a ruined life. 
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
 I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
 Th' imaginary relish is so sweet
  That it enchants my read more 
 I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
 Th' imaginary relish is so sweet
  That it enchants my sense. 
 I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up. 
[Motto of Vraibleusia.]  
 I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up. 
[Motto of Vraibleusia.] 
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
 Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
 Where most it promises; and oft it hits
  Where hope read more 
 Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
 Where most it promises; and oft it hits
  Where hope is coldest and despair most fits. 
 Since yesterday I have been in Alcala.
 Erelong the time will come, sweet Preciosa,
  When that dull read more 
 Since yesterday I have been in Alcala.
 Erelong the time will come, sweet Preciosa,
  When that dull distance shall no more divide us;
   And I no more shall scale thy wall by night
    To steal a kiss from thee, as I do now.