...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."...

...convulsive 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...

...convulsive 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...

...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...

...suffered 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...

...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...

...our 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....

...removing those whose consent you have obtained by such unjustifiable means ; we will not, to please you, ' Keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope.' " But alas, it has virtually given official notice that it will transport all whose consent can be...

...framed after a careful consideration of Johnson's definition, the supreme object of the writer being to " keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the sense." But we shall at once demolish such an apology for so extraordinary an evasion of a plainly-commanded...

...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...