delusive
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She would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers; fancy, too, Delusive most where warmest wishes are, Would oft anticipate his glad return.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827 by Various
I hoped the toils of war o'ercome, To meet soft quiet and repose at home; Delusive hope!
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
Delusive was that piercing cry,— Some trick of magic by the foe; He has a work,—he cannot die, Beseech me not from hence to go.
From Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Dutt, Toru
Delusive hope! she quickly rose again; and in an instant, the far-off crashing of the jungle was all that told us of the reality of our late encounter.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various
I liken this to Hope: although with sorrow The heart is overcast, and dim the eye; Delusive Hope—not present, ever nigh, Presages gladness on a coming morrow, And lures us onward, till our latest sigh.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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