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

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

The heart bow'd down by weight of woe,
To weakest hope will cling,
To thought and impulse read more

The heart bow'd down by weight of woe,
To weakest hope will cling,
To thought and impulse while they flow,
That can no comfort bring,
That can, that can no comfort bring,
With those exciting scenes will blend,
O'er pleasure's pathway thrown;
But mem'ry is the only friend
That grief can call its own.

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!

Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable read more

Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.

Hope is the dream of a man awake.

Hope is the dream of a man awake.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will read more

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.

There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.

You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For read more

You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope.

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes