fond illusion
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It is a statistic which illustrates Trimble's underrated value and neatly explodes the fond illusion of Ulster grinding their way to victory with a narrow, kicking-obsessed game plan.
From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2012
In absent reverie, she hears That voice, nor can forget; The fond illusion disappears,— Her arms are empty, yet.
From Mountain idylls, and Other Poems by King, Alfred Castner
Since her visit to Amity street, that fond illusion had wholly departed, never to return.
From The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by Dent, John Charles
But when she mourns o'er Mira's bier, And when the fond illusion ends, Oh! then shall fall the genuine tear That drops for dear departed friends!
From Poems by Carr, John, Sir
Once more, however, the Emperor, by his swift moves, shattered this fond illusion.
From World's War Events, Vol. I by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)