Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest. The soul, uneasy, and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
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- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: english
- Born: May 21, 1688
- Died: May 30, 1744
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