...daily 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...

...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...

...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....

...he would say at once that he would not observe the Treaty of Waitangi, than, with all this parade, to — " Keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope." He would venture to say that there never had been proposed so audacious a violation of the faith and...

...daily 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...

...of the 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...

...is 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...

...is 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...

...into 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...

...to 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...