Hope, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

Hope, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

Hope is the dream of a soul awake.

Hope is the dream of a soul awake.

Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds read more

Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of to-day, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak read more

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.

But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair,
What was thy delighted measure?
Still it whisper'd promised read more

But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair,
What was thy delighted measure?
Still it whisper'd promised pleasure,
And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail!