...observance of those ennobling duties, which, when all worldly sources of consolation — that " keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope" — have deserted us forever, can alone extract the thorn from the couch of pain, disarm death of its...

...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....

...right, why couple it with a condition which destroys its value ? Why, like Macbeth's witches ; " Keep the word of promise to the ear, " And break it to the heart:—" Why abuse men by giving them a right in theory, which you deny them in practice ? Why insult...

...curfew's rights than did the specious Mrs. Macauley ; but no one better knew than she did how to keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the sense. The floor of her back parlour, if not clean, was at least well sanded; an enormous turf fire...

...right, why couple it with a condition which destroys te value ? "Why, like Macbeth's witches ; " Keep the word of promise to the ear, " And break it to the heart :— " Why abuse men by giving them a right in thaory, which you deny them in practice ? Why...

...lay their bones ' after life's fitful fever ! ' And does the Lord thus fulfil his word ? Does he Keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope. God forbid ! For were it so, where would the believer find a resting-place for his hope, his strong...

...immediate effect one of these colonization railways, would, on the part of Earl Grey, be indeed to "keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." IL— Evidence of JR Godlfy, Esq. 1. John Robert (ïodley, Esq., is the son of я landed proprietor...

...error, at least from anything that they themselves would account an error. But surely this is to " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." It is not in any such sense that the pretensions I have been speaking of are usually pxit forth, and...

...untouched. When we have fully explained our feelings, we almost fear it may be said that we " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." We have brought our Presbyterian or Wesleyan student safely through the University portals. We have...

...flattering unction to his soul ; ' and hint hi* resemblance to those 'juggling fiends' that ' Keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope.' We might extend the list (to use another favourite quotation from Shakspeare) ' to the crack o' doom...