...regard to justice or to humanity. In the best times, the whole effort of international policy is " to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the sense." Treaties, destined it is said to last for ever, are stipulatedin the name of the Holy and undivided...

...Anecdotes of Humanity.' We shared the fate of those who are intent upon untried delicacies ; — ' they keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the bope' — chiefly, we suppose, because the ' hope' is screwed beyond the sticking-place. We scarcely...

...as I have told her a thousand times, no force shall be put upon her inclinations." 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...

...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...

...legislative reform, tend to prolong, for it cannot perpetuate, theif continuance? Does it do more than " Keep the word of promise to the ear. And break it to our hope ?" I state the questions with the hope of rendering some assistance in their solution: but...

...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...

...consistent and divine, even so should he speak of it. If we admit not the justice of this, we give the word of promise to the ear and break it to the sense. That which does not deserve ridicule and contempt, is invariably strengthened and advanced by...

...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...