 | 1855 - عدد الصفحات: 782
...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 her... | |
 | William Pitt - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...never be of long continuance — they carried in them their very principles of division, " They hold 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,... | |
 | 1848 - عدد الصفحات: 788
...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... | |
 | Aesopus - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...from truth and sincerity as the most direct liar. 44 And be those juggling friends no more believ'd, " That palter with us in a double sense; *» That keep the word of promise to the ear, •• And break ii to our hope." ^ESOP AT PLAY. AN Athenian one day found JEsop entertaining himself with a company... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...it hath cow'd my better part of man ! And be these juggling fiends no more believ'd, .That palter8 with us in a double sense ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope. — I'll not fight with thee, Macd. Then yield thee, coward, And... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 810
...the right hon. gentleman, they would frustrate what they professed to have in view— they would " keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the sense." The whole measure was intended merely to give time for the public resources to act, and, in... | |
 | 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 728
...accomplished, he exclaims just before his fall » •• Ana " And be those juggling fiends no more believ'd That palter with us in a double sense ; That keep the word uf promise to our ear And break it to our hope." Julius Ferel tus, us quoted by Grose, ha* given an... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 212
...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 pledge... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...STEEVENS. For it hath cow'd my better part of man : And be these juggling fiends no more believ'd, That palter with us in a double sense " ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope. — I'll not fight with thee. MACD. Then yield thee, coward, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 516
...it hath cow'd my better part of man ! And be these juggling fiends n0 more believed, That palter t with us in a double sense ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to pur hope. — I'll not fight with thee. Macd. Then yield thee, coward, And... | |
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That palter with us in a double sense ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope. — I'll not fight with thee. Macd. Then, yield thee, coward, And live to be the show and gaze o... 
