You know nothing about Hope, that immortal, delicious maiden forever c…

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You know nothing about Hope, that immortal, delicious maiden forever courted forever propitious, whom fools have called deceitful, as if it were Hope that carried the cup of disappointment, whereas it is her deadly enemy, Certainty, whom she only es ✨ George Eliot (2006). Daniel Deronda Volume Iii EasyRead Editi, p.38, ReadHowYouWant.com
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