Oliver Goldsmith: Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way; And still, as — Oliver Goldsmith

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.

Oliver Goldsmith

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