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But Hope, the charmer, linger'd still behind.
But Hope, the charmer, linger'd still behind.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1810 AD · industrial
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- Thomas Campbell
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1810 AD · industrial
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- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
Pleasures of Hope. Part i. Line 40.
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