EXHIBIT 4.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts-Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and to the use of our
report dated October 23, 2013 in the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement (File No. 333-190993) and related Prospectus of Guggenheim Defined
Portfolios, Series 1098.

                                                          /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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                                                              GRANT THORNTON LLP


Chicago, Illinois
October 23, 2013