| William Hickling Prescott - 1849 - 598 páginas
...for a prediction. The event proved, that the witehes of Spain, like those of Scotland, " Could keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope." The story derives little confirmation from the character of Ferdinand. He was not superstitious, at... | |
| Richard Whately - 1849 - 622 páginas
...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 put forth, and... | |
| William Jay - 1849 - 348 páginas
...others. This mode is faintly shadowed forth in our late treaty with Mexico, but in terms — " Which keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope." The 21st Article is as follows : " If unhappily any disagreement should hereafter arise between the... | |
| Iron-mask (pseud) - 1850 - 588 páginas
...will be more kicks than half-pence as the Donkey remarked to Macbeth when the Weird Sisters did " Keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope." THE SPORTSMAN S PILOT. Should it be demanded — Who is Iron-Mask ? only let knaves be patent to him... | |
| James Pagan - 1851 - 530 páginas
...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."... | |
| Maryland. Constitutional Convention - 1851 - 810 páginas
...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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1851 - 478 páginas
...wishes —fearful of raising expectations, which we may be mable 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.... | |
| E. J. Burbury - 1851 - 328 páginas
...will." steps, and walk out into the grounds : " surely she means well now ? " " She means ' to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope.' There is no truth in her. " But, come, let us go out : we promised to ride to-day to Morley with that... | |
| James Dennistoun - 1851 - 530 páginas
...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... | |
| James Dennistoun - 1851 - 522 páginas
...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... | |
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