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hope springs eternal

hope springs eternal proverb: the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.

Proverb

hope springs eternal

  1. The feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.
    • Hope ſprings eternal in the human breaſt; / Man never is, but always to be bleſt.1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], epistle I, London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC, page 7, lines 91–92
    • Night after night his disappointment is acute, but hope springs eternal in the scholastic breast, and he follows me again to-morrow.1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “Scouts Out”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, 3rd book (A Long Lane), page 95

hope springs eternal meaning in Vietnamese

hope springs eternal in Vietnamese

the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself
còn nước còn tát

Examples of hope springs eternal in a sentence

  • But, as hope springs eternal in the human breast, he still goes from doctor to doctor for fresh advice.1915, Elinor Glyn, “The Gospel of Common Sense”, in Three Things:
  • But hope springs eternal in diehard Tiger fans, and Peter is convinced that someday, somehow, he and his son will see Detroit clinch a championship.2003 April 23, Leon Jaroff, “Hold that Tiger”, in Time, archived from the original on 02 May 2013:

Synonyms of hope springs eternal

Origin of hope springs eternal

Ellipsis of hope springs eternal in the human breast, a quotation from An Essay on Man (1734) by Alexander Pope.

Questions about hope springs eternal

What does hope springs eternal mean?
Hope springs eternal means the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.
What is hope springs eternal in Vietnamese?
Hope springs eternal in Vietnamese is còn nước còn tát. See Hope springs eternal meaning in Vietnamese.
How do you use hope springs eternal in a sentence?
But, as hope springs eternal in the human breast, he still goes from doctor to doctor for fresh advice.
What part of speech is hope springs eternal?
Hope springs eternal is a proverb.

Words near hope springs eternal in the dictionary

  1. Hope Cay
  2. hope chess
  3. hope chest
  4. hope chests
  5. hope for the best, prepare for the worst
  6. hope springs eternal
  7. hope springs eternal in the human breast
  8. Hope Town
  9. Hope under Dinmore
  10. Hope Valley
  11. Hope Woodlands

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