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1 I perceived the folly of the faint hope I had cherished so long.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: IX. WRECKAGE.
2 I looked at my house with a quick flash of hope that faded immediately.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: IX. WRECKAGE.
3 I had still held a vague hope; rather, I had kept a lifelong habit of mind.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL.
4 Since then he had been skulking along towards Maybury, in the hope of getting out of danger Londonward.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: XI. AT THE WINDOW.
5 With overwhelming force came the thought of myself, of my wife, and the old life of hope and tender helpfulness that had ceased for ever.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: VIII. DEAD LONDON.
6 Any further cylinders that fell, it was hoped, could be destroyed at once by high explosives, which were being rapidly manufactured and distributed.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: XIV. IN LONDON.
7 I learned that the smouldering pine wood into which the second cylinder had fallen was being shelled, in the hope of destroying that object before it opened.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS.
8 It says much for the impression the Martians had made upon me that at first I entertained little or no hope of our escape being brought about by their overthrow through any human effort.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT.