8368. Miscellaneous. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	8368
AUTHOR:	Miscellaneous
QUOTATION:	Hope tells a flattering tale, 1 Delusive, vain, and hollow. Ah! let not hope prevail, Lest disappointment follow.
ATTRIBUTION:	Miss —— Wrother: The Universal Songster. Vol. ii. p. 86.

Note 1.
Hope told a flattering tale,
That Joy would soon return;
Ah! naught my sighs avail,
For Love is doomed to mourn.
Anonymous (air by Giovanni Paisiello, 1741–1816): Universal Songster, vol. i. p. 320. [back]

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