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... HOPE you will believe that my delay in answering your letter could proceed only from my unwillingness to destroy any hope that you had formed . Hope is itself a species of happiness , and , perhaps , the chief happiness which this world ...
... HOPE you will believe that my delay in answering your letter could proceed only from my unwillingness to destroy any hope that you had formed . Hope is itself a species of happiness , and , perhaps , the chief happiness which this world ...
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... hope that the next part of life will be free from the pains , and anxieties , and sorrows , which we have already felt . We are for wise purposes " Condemn'd to Hope's delusive mine , " as Johnson finely says ; and I may also quote the ...
... hope that the next part of life will be free from the pains , and anxieties , and sorrows , which we have already felt . We are for wise purposes " Condemn'd to Hope's delusive mine , " as Johnson finely says ; and I may also quote the ...
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... hope Mrs. Hoole receives more help from her migration . Make her my compliments , and write again to , dear Sir , your affectionate servant . " Aug. 13. " I thank you for your affectionate letter . I hope we shall both be the better for ...
... hope Mrs. Hoole receives more help from her migration . Make her my compliments , and write again to , dear Sir , your affectionate servant . " Aug. 13. " I thank you for your affectionate letter . I hope we shall both be the better for ...
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