The suspense began to diminish into "wanhope" or despair; and the brothers and sisters continued to say that they were sorry above all for Phyllis, whose gentle sweetness had made her one with them. ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)
'wanhope' than any of them; but they had to live on, and rise morning after morning without expecting any intelligence, unable to do anything but pray for those who might be in perils unknown. ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)
And now I will go away for a little, but I shall be on thine errands; for first I shall tell the mistress that thou art lying here shackled and in all wanhope; and next, by the will and command of her, I am to see that thou be well fed and nourished today that thou mayst be the stronger for tomorrow. ❋ Unknown (2007)
And she hath found me my love, thy brother Arthur, and delivered him from unwit and wanhope; and she it is who drew all you hither unto us, and who delivered you from the felons who had mastered you. ❋ Unknown (2007)
I was just thinkling upon that, swees Mooksey, but, for all the rime on my raisins, if I connow make my submission, I can-nos give you up, the Gripes whimpered from nethermost of his wanhope. ❋ Unknown (2006)
And there be certain men in every town that serve of none other thing; and they clepe them cadeberiz, that is to say, the fools of wanhope. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Ah, Bors, discomfort you not, nor fall into no wanhope; for I shall tell you tidings such as they be, for truly he is dead. ❋ Unknown (2003)
So stood they there both awhile in wanhope sorrowing one with other. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Oh Harolde, heere forstraughteynge [53] wanhope [54] lies. ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)
Ah, Bors, discomfort you not, nor fall into no wanhope, for I shall tell you tidings such as they be, for truly he is dead. ❋ Thomas Malory Jean Froissart (N/A)
Ah, Bors discomfort you not, nor fall into no wanhope, for I shall tell you tidings such as they be, for truly he is dead. ❋ Unknown (1909)
My loved one's memory cheers me still in this my solitude And doth wanhope from me away, as I in absence brood. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Two days he battled thus with storm and blindness, and wanhope of his life; for he was growing weak and fordone. ❋ William Morris (1865)
At last, that his grief and wanhope might not rend his heart and slay him then and there, and lest all the deeds whereto he was fated should be spoiled and undone, self-pity fell upon him with the sweet remembrance of his love, and loosed the well of his tears, and he wept and wept, and might not be satiated of his mourning a long while. ❋ William Morris (1865)
Arthur, and delivered him from unwit and wanhope; and she it is who drew all you hither unto us, and who delivered you from the felons who had mastered you. ❋ William Morris (1865)
At the last, in uttermost wanhope [despair], ran I and brought the ugsomest of all, the corded olive green with border of grey; and forsooth, that would she have. ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)
That beautiful word ‘wanhope’ for despair, hope which has so _waned_ that now there is an entire _want_ of it, was in use down to the reign of Elizabeth; it occurs so late as in the poems of ❋ Richard Chenevix Trench (1846)
Also when the fiend appeared to thee in likeness of a man of religion, and blamed thee that thou left thy brother for a lady, so led thee where thou seemed thy brother was slain, but he is yet alive; and all was for to put thee in error, and bring thee unto wanhope and lechery, for he knew thou were tender hearted, and all was for thou shouldst not find the blessed adventure of the ❋ Unknown (2003)
