True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;
About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard"....
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Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair.
Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind,
But leave—oh! leave the light of Hope behind.
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True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;
Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.