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hope springs eternal in the human breast

hope springs eternal in the human breast is the alternative form of hope springs eternal.

Meaning of hope springs eternal

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

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Hope springs eternal in the human breast is the alternative form of hope springs eternal.

Words near hope springs eternal in the human breast in the dictionary

  1. hope chess
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  4. hope for the best, prepare for the worst
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  6. hope springs eternal in the human breast
  7. Hope Town
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  9. Hope Valley
  10. Hope Woodlands
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