EXPECTATION.
'Tis expectation makes a blessing dear;
Heaven were not heaven, if we knew what it were.
Against Fruition. SIR J. SUCKLING.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises; and oft it hits
Where hope is coldest, and despair most fits.
All's Well that Ends Well, Act ii. Sc. 1. SHAKESPEARE.
Why wish for more?
Wishing, of all employments, is the worst;
Philosophy's reverse and health's decay.
Night Thoughts, Night IV. DR. E. YOUNG.