...by 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...

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...that 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...

....never be of long coiitinua nee— they carried in them their very principles of division, " They bold the word of promise to the ear, and, break it to the sense." He concluded with apologizing to the house for delaying them so long : thus much, however,...

...for a moment what he may think public opinion, by attempting to ' palter with us in a double sense , To keep the word of promise to the ear, And break it to the hope.' — Such an attempt, such an unworthy attempt, we must venture to call it, will fail with both sides,...

...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...

...which should tamper with the anxieties and expectations of mankind — which should, eg : — ' Keep a word of promise to the ear And break it to the hope :" which should apparently guide an earnest inquirer in one direction, when his true course would be...

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...interested 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 owner...