Lavina is thine elder brother's hope.
Shak.
Hope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hoped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hoping.] [AS.
hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hopp&?;, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd
Hope.] 1. To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or
of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that
it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for. "Hope for good
success." Jer. Taylor.
But I will hope continually.
Ps. lxxi. 14.
2. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; --
usually followed by in. "I hope in thy word." Ps. cxix. 81.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted
within me? Hope thou in God.
Ps. xlii. 11.
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Hope (?), v. t. 1. To desire with expectation or with belief in the
possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing
desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.
We hope no other from your majesty.
Shak.
[Charity] hopeth all things.