Who said "Hope is the oxygen upon which the human spirit depends."?

This quote is attributed to Torquato Tasso.

Hope is the oxygen upon which the human spirit depends. - Torquato Tasso

"Hope is the oxygen upon which the human spirit depends."

Torquato Tasso Hope

Poet Italian 1544–1595

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