Who said "Hope is the last refuge of the desperate."?

This quote is attributed to Ugo Foscolo.

Hope is the last refuge of the desperate. - Ugo Foscolo

"Hope is the last refuge of the desperate."

Ugo Foscolo Hope

Poet Novelist Italian 1778–1827

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