One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin.

It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.

Had from his wakeful custody purloined / The guarded gold.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:gap-lapper.