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"Carillon" Quotes from Famous Books

... cows. One of these, as Lloyd watched, changed position, and she could almost hear the long, deep breath that accompanied the motion. Far off, miles upon miles, so it seemed, a rooster was crowing at exact intervals. All at once, and close at hand, another answered—a gay, brisk carillon that woke the echoes in an instant. For the first time Lloyd noticed a pale, dim belt of light low ...

— A Man's Woman • Frank Norris

... liked without doing more than spoil our night's sleep. There were eight of these explosions at short intervals, and then as they stopped there was a sharp purr like the distant rattle of a machine gun. As that died down, the chimes of the Cathedral—the sweetest carillon I have ever heard—sounded one o'clock. We thought that the Germans must have tried an advance under cover of a bombardment, and retired as soon as they saw that the forts were vigilant and not to be taken by surprise. We did not even get out of bed. About five ...

— A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium • Hugh Gibson

... of the place sadly, as the carillon rang. There was only the moss-rose in her basket, and the red and white currants that had been given ...

— Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida - Selected from the Works of Ouida • Ouida

... retired for a moment or two of prayer, previous to setting forth to perform the morning service. The congregation has assembled; the sexton has tolled the bell twice as long as is custom, and is beginning a third carillon, full of wonder that his reverence does not appear; and there sits Mistress Shurtleff in the family pew with a face as complacent as that of the cat that has eaten the canary. Presently the deacons appeal to her for information touching the good doctor. Mistress ...

— An Old Town By The Sea • Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Words linked to "Carillon" : bell, gong, change ringing, chime, music