...declaration, in which I will confide, and, in future, not suffer appearances to alarm me. A mother would not keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." Mrs. Beaumont, feeling herself change countenance, made an attempt to blow her nose, and succeeded...

...affections; she availed herself frequently of those indeterminate words, — those ambiguous phrases which keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the heart. In fact, they had become letters just calculated to awaken the indignation of an impassioned...

...intention of his majesty's ministers that it should be executed — fully executed. It was never intended " to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." It was meant to be fulfilled, iu spirit, as well as to the letter. His understanding upon this subject...

...the Pavilion. If Mr Monck Mason, the new lessee of the Italian Opera House, do not, however, merely " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope," we arc about to enter a new era of history in our musical taste ; and towards " a consummation so devoutly...

...India, is but one of the many instances in which that writer makes use of certain set phrases, in order to " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." The only rights for which he contends, are those of the Company to have a share of the advantages resulting...

...charity—the boast of Christianity—the practice of Britons. " But if ever there was a measure tending ' to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope,' it is couched in the propositions of my hon. and learned friend (Sir John Nichols), which shut the...

...if there is another life in connexion with this, the means of attaining it must be within our reach. To keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope, is truly the character of the father of lies, not of the Father of mercies and GOD of all comfort and...

...on what grounds or what principle the alteration was proposed, for, if carried, it would indeed be " to keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the sense." But the noble Duke had referred to the charter of Charles '2nd, and had said that the right...

...tranquillized Europe. But to grant a national compact, for the purpose of its immediate violation, to "keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the sense," was at once to rekindle all the angry passions, and to put them into possession of the only...

...hereafter, the number of children would by no means be diminished,) it would, were it listened to, only " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the sense." Or if so far imposed as to be operative, like all other forced and unnatural remedies, it would...