"Unhoped-for" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Blifil, having obtained this unhoped-for acquiescence in his uncle, rested not till he carried his purpose into execution. And as no immediate business required Mr Allworthy's presence in the country, and little preparation is necessary to men for a journey, they set out the very next day, and ...
— The History of Tom Jones, a foundling • Henry Fielding
... love her; and I have the unhoped-for happiness of being loved by her. Hear me, monsieur," cried Ernest, checking a violent movement on the part of the angry father. "I have the strangest confession to make to you, a shameful one for a man of honor; but the worst punishment of my conduct, natural enough in itself, ...
— Modeste Mignon • Honore de Balzac
... you see, but still it shall be said, we are come, bringing to you Eurystheus here, an unhoped-for sight, and one no less so for him to meet with, for he never expected to come into your hands when he went forth from Mycenae with a much-toiling band of spearmen, proudly planning things much greater than his fortune, ...
— The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. • Euripides |
