...naturalization." Mr. Pile (Republican), of Missouri, expressed his fear that the Bill was simply to keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope ; and that it would leave four-fifths of their naturalized citizens from Prussia subject to arrest...

...perchance the taxpayer's expenditure may be treated as a capital expenditure is, in my judgment, to keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope. In my view the carrying charge of the taxpayer's loan was either an ordinary expense of his business...

...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...

...objectors ; otherwise the provision in the act providing for a remonstrance would operate simply to "keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope." The ordinance was thus passed without a hearing, and this writ is invoked by an affected property...

...of the same art which is so wonderfully employed in Macbeth in the prophecies of the witches—" To keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." True to her words come all the prophecies of the Vala, Hilda, but in so different a sense from...

...man " have played the part here of juggling fiends, — " They palter with us in a double sense, They keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to our hope." For lend ns your ear for a few minutes. The word " remain " is originally and essentially...

...gentleman, whether you consider your plighted honour saved by your explanation. Are you content to " Keep the word of promise to the ear " And break it to the hope ?''——— Where, Sir, " is the irrefragable proof produced '• by Mr. Fulton," to redeem your...

...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...

...of 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...

...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...