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1 From these definitions it follows, that there is 2 no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. 3 For he, who depends on hope and doubts concerning the issue of 4 anything, is assumed to conceive something, which excludes the 5 existence of the said thing in the future; therefore he, to this 6 extent, feels pain (cf. III. xix.); consequently, while 7 dependent on hope, he fears for the issue. Contrariwise he, who 8 fears, in other words doubts, concerning the issue of something 9 which he hates, also conceives something which excludes the 10 existence of the thing in question; to this extent he feels 11 pleasure, and consequently to this extent he hopes that it will 12 turn out as he desires (III. xx.). 13 14