Said God, 'You sisters, ere ye go
Down among men, my work to do,
I will on each a badge bestow:
Hope I love best, and gold for her,
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a beauty contest between Hope and her sister Despair- I think we all vote for Hope
Despair Put on the stars to wear. But Hope took ears of corn, and round Her temples in a wreath them bound.- Which think ye lookt the more fair? despair and hope. very good poem