She did not call it by that name; she did not permit it to assert itself by any name; it was a mere formless joy in her soul, a trustful and blissful Expectance, which she now no more believed he could disappoint than that she could die within that hour.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
And less I feel the grief of former wrong Than shudder with Expectance of fresh harm They yet may work on me.
"The Seven Plays in English Verse"
Sophocles
This is the spirit of a joyous but devoutly grateful Expectance, in which I would have myself approach the reading of a great book.
"The Booklover and His Books"
Harry Lyman Koopman