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delusive

[dih-loo-siv] / dɪˈlu sɪv /


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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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