...tender an injury. You shorten their hours of toil, but you cut down their means of livelihood. You keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope. When the time comes to discuss the whole subject of the eight hour rule on its merits, I am ready to...

...meaning of the word, who try to make the words of God speak, not His meaning, but their own, ' who keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope.' This is a very frequent way of fulfilling the " lusts of the * Luke xix. 14. mind," — that is, the...

...They are rather vain of their beauty, and thus unlike their sex in all other countries. Many of them keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope, as I have already explained, by wearing veils of such a slight texture that the features are clearly...

...and. acted upon this principle, why was he not her ally ? Why did he tamper and temporize ? Why did he keep the word of promise to the ear but break it to the hopes of Europe? I apprehend, therefore, that it is out of the power, at least of a British subject,...

...They are rather vain of their beauty, and thus unlike their sex in all other countries. Many of them keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope, as I have already explained, by wearing veils of such a slight texture that the features are clearly...

...discover that, in the management of this matter, you have encountered certain diplomatic jugglers, who "keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope," and that you have penetrated their designs ; for it is manifest that you have presented your ultimatum...

...appended." An instance of these illustrations is found on page 216, where the illustrative excerpt is: "Who keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope. — Macbeth" Some of the illustrations given under this rule are undoubtedly useful to the student....

...battery. He would include the sum in the Provincial Works Advances Bill then before the House, and thus keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope. Mr. Fitzherbert retorted that such a course would be equal to saying, " We owe you £15,260 ; we will...

...pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully lifts its head and lies. — Pope. * * * * How base are they Who keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope ! And of all lies (be that the poet's boast), The lie that flatters I abhor the most. A goodly apple...

...power. Would that the Radical could see that his political reforms are of those lying spirits " that keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope." The Socialist, while he is necessarily at one with the Radical in the desire to abolish political privilege...