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Thus heavenly Hope is all serene,
But earthly Hope, how bright soe’er,
Still fluctuates o’er this changing scene,
As false and fleeting as ’tis fair.

— Chauncy Hare Townshend

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Cf. Reginald Heber#Disputed

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