 | David Meredith Reese - African Americans - 1835 - 144 pages
...by removing those whose consent you have obtained by such unjustifiable means." Truly this would be to " Keep the word of promise to the ear And break it to the hope." Pray what would be the effect on the victims of these " barbarities," if the Colonization Society were... | |
 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1835 - 650 pages
...Colonial Legislatures act bona fide up to the spirit of that order, with a manifest desire not merely " To keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope;" not by evasive or illusory enactments, — but with a full and fair intention to carry substantially... | |
 | William Jackson,1835 - 1835 - 814 pages
...often confided to his predecessors, and by them never exercised to the detriment of American interests. keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." Besides, it opened our ports to British vessels several months before our vessels could participate... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 494 pages
...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... | |
 | William Jay - Antislavery movements - 1835 - 218 pages
...those whose consent you have obtained by such unjustifiable means ; we will not, to please you, " KSep 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 obtained,... | |
 | George Canning, Roger Therry - Great Britain - 1836 - 452 pages
...Colonial Legislatures act bonafide up to the spirit of that order, with a manifest desire not merely « " To keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope ;** not by evasive or illusory enactments, — but with a full and fair intention to carry substantially... | |
 | Tyrone Power - Actors - 1836 - 216 pages
...however, enjoyed the travellers' privilege, — grumbled loudly, cursed all scoundrel stage-agents, who " keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope :" we next laughed at our unavailing ill-humour, which the driver bore with the calmness of a stoic,... | |
 | Frances Milton Trollope - English literature - 1836 - 384 pages
...true, or it may not. It may be true in some mystical sense other own, in explaining which she might keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the sense. I am greatly grieved that this poor crazy soul should have such influence among our people as... | |
 | William Jay - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 216 pages
...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 vviH transport all whose consent can be obtained,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1837 - 738 pages
...appropriate corollary to the former, and showed conclusively that the House did not intend to " hold the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." The great object of all those proceedings was to allay excitement, to repress the fanatical spirit... | |
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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. 
