 | James Pagan - 1851 - 270 sivua
...that the smoke nuisance was to be driven furth the city in no time. But the public men who said so " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." It has always happened that after the process has advanced a stage or two, it seems to get the "go-by."... | |
 | E. J. Burbury - 1851 - 328 sivua
...propriety, I will." steps, and walk out into the grounds : " surely she means well now ? " " She means ' to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope.' There is no truth in her. " But, come, let us go out : we promised to ride to-day to Morley with that... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1851 - 478 sivua
...our wishes —fearful of raising expectations, which we may be mable to gratify — desirous not " to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope"— we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution.... | |
 | Maryland. Constitutional Convention - 1851 - 810 sivua
...instance, it would be overthrown before it could be finally passed. By such я provision, they would "keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." He would prefer to see a clause giving the Legislature power, whenever they thought proper, to create... | |
 | James Dennistoun - 1851 - 530 sivua
...grief, he was assailed by persuasions from the legate and most of his officers and advisers — " To keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the sense." They urged upon him that, in dealing with an enemy who had again and again set good faith at... | |
 | James Dennistoun - 1851 - 522 sivua
...grief, he was assailed by persuasions from the legate and most of his officers and advisers — " To keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the sense." They urged upon him that, in dealing with an enemy who had again and again set good faith at... | |
 | United States. District Attorney (Pennsylvania : Eastern District) - 1852 - 208 sivua
...to sleep in the statute book in lifeless inactivity, all was well with those who were willing " To keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope." But when the Act of 1850 imparted life to its torpid antecedent, by giving it a sanction by which its... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1852 - 1246 sivua
...of instruction. It is eminently unworthy of the representatives of the Empire Str.te, thus So "hold the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." Nearly two hundred and fifty thousand of the citizens and legal voters of the Slate, constituting a... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853 - 578 sivua
...wishes — fearful of raising expectations which we may be unable to gratify — desirous not " to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope" — we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution.... | |
 | 1853 - 536 sivua
...extravagant outlay, and while we do not say of all the Offices in this country that they . . . . " keep the word of promise to the ear And break it to the hope," we repeat that what is generally wanted by those who effect insurance is the absolute guarantee that... | |
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... keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope" — we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution. 
