Who said "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul. - Thomas Hardy

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

Thomas Hardy Hope

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

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