fond illusion
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It is a statistic which illustrates Trimble's underrated value and neatly explodes the fond illusion of Ulster grinding their way to victory with a narrow, kicking-obsessed game plan.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
And now this fond illusion must go with the rest—the girl who had served him so loyally was ashamed of it!
From Clarence by Bret Harte
Devotees of false ideals clothe them too often with the tinsel of fond illusion, under which guise they make a pretense of worshiping them.
From Poise: How to Attain It by D. Starke
“At parties where young ladies gaze,And I attempt to speak my joy,‘Hush, pray,’ some lovely creature says,‘The fond illusion don’t destroy!’
From More Bab Ballads by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
The Germans harbored many a fond illusion before the war.
From A Minstrel in France by Sir Harry Lauder
