Farewell!

For in that word, that fatal word,—howe'er

We promise, hope, believe,—there breathes despair.

Lord Byron 1788-1824: The Corsair. Canto i. Stanza 15.

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.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act v. Sc. 8.

There buds the promise of celestial worth.

Edward Young (1684-1765): The Last Day. Book iii.

Who lined himself with hope,

Eating the air on promise of supply.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 2.

Failed the bright promise of your early day.

Reginald Heber (1783-1826): Palestine.

And though he promise to his loss,

He makes his promise good.

Tate And Brady: Psalm xv. 5.

Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,

In action faithful, and in honour clear;

Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end,

Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Epistle to Mr. Addison. Line 67.

He was ever precise in promise-keeping.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Measure for Measure. Act i. Sc. 2.