| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4323 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?1774) |
| QUOTATION: | Hope, like the gleaming tapers light, Adorns and cheers our way; 1 And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Captivity. Act ii. |
| | Note 1. Hope, like the tapers gleamy light, Adorns the wretchs way. Original MS. [back] |
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