...public life. He hoped that they would, in good faith, unite in carrying it out into practice, and not "keep the promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." The Senator from Kentucky, in his remarks of to-day, repudiates the doctrine attributed to him by gentlemen...

...managing a school." — P. 53. We are quite sure it is not the intention of Her Majesty's Government to "keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope," and are therefore satisfied we shall soon come to some such standard as this. At present, a very limited...

...six courses coming, which might satisfy Vitellius ! Alas, * " The stable yields," &c.— Task. E they keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope. First course — half a round of Bologna sausage as thin as a visiting-card. Second course — -a patty...

...administration into power, still insisted, after it had been chosen, that Pierce was not the man " to keep the promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." At the North and the South, collectors, mail-agents, and the postofficers, disunion men were invariably...

...intend to admit the working classes to the franchise by lowering the suffrage in boroughs, yon must not keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope. The lowering of the suffrage must be done in a manner which satisfactorily and completely effects your...

...of our names, and the significancy of a peaceable disposition, which in my case at least, does not ' keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope.' And imprimis, the United States Minister, pres le St. Siege (Mr. Stockton) neither took down the arms...

...in due time, doubtlees, the evidence will lie forthcoming. Does England mean thus systematically " to keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope?" Nor do we fail to observe that while the tnrdy and useless efforts to prevent the Alabama from putting...

...intend to admit the working classes to the franchise by lowering the suffrage in boroughs, you must not keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope.' Since the Conservatives have been driven from power, the old instincts to preserve the status quo and...

...intend to admit the working classes to the franchise by lowering the suffrage in boroughs, you must not keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope. The lowering of the suffrage must be done in a manner which satisfactorily and completely effects your...

...upon its father when it requests what is needful for it." Now, unless the learned Professor intended to keep the promise to the ear, and break it to the hope, by an equivocation that prayer will be Jieard although it may not be answered, it is just because prayer...