Band of Hope
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I believe I ought to show up at a Band of Hope meeting at six o'clock," declared Diccon desperately.
From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Brazil, Angela
As a matter of fact, there was next to nothing in it that would have upset a Band of Hope committee-meeting.
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace
"Why, that's my school," said Mattie; "I declare I should like to go, though what on earth a Band of Hope Meeting is, goodness knows, for I don't."
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances
How would this do?—"The brethren will walk out towards Harwich to-morrow, where the Band of Hope from another parish has already assembled."
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 by Various
He could not complain of his audiences, and the Band of Hope gained many recruits by his coming, but, through some misapprehension, the customary collections were overlooked.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
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