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Colin Campbell leading the 'forlorn hope' at the Siege of San Sebastián, 1813.Painting by William Barnes Wollen. A forlorn hope is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the vanguard in a military operation, such as a suicidal assault through the breach of a defended position, or the first men to climb a scaling ladder against a defended fortification, or a rearguard, to be ...
I hope against hope Title of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka ; it derives from an expression found in Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:18 (Greek: παρ' ἐλπίδα ἐπ' ἐλπίδι, Latin: contra spem in spe[m]) with reference to Abraham the Patriarch who maintained faith in becoming the father of many nations despite being childless and well ...
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. [1] As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines hope as "to expect with confidence" or "to cherish a desire with anticipation". [2] Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness ...
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"I'd lost all hope," Malone said. Scenes from the Everett High School graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Breslin Center on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing.
Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...
Owners “never lost hope” of finding their missing dog — and their faith was rewarded with an emotional reunion 10 years later. Photos show Cleo getting showered with love as she finally ...
The poet finds himself lost in a dark wood (selva oscura), [6] astray from the "straight way" (diritta via, [7] also translatable as 'right way') of salvation. He sets out to climb directly up a small mountain, but his way is blocked by three beasts he cannot evade: a lonza [ 8 ] (usually rendered as ' leopard ' or ' leopon '), [ 9 ] a leone ...