But all the clocks in the city Began to whirr and chime: 'O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquerTime.'
wystan hugh audenLet simple Wordsworth chime his childish verse, And brother Coleridge lull the babe at nurse.
lord byronWe have men sold to build churches, women sold to support the gospel, and babes sold to purchase Bibles for the poor heathen! all for the glory of God and the good of souls! The slave auctioneer's bell and the church-going bell chime in with each other, and the bitter cries of the heart-broken slave are drowned in the religious shouts of his pious master. Revivals of religion and revivals in the slave-trade go hand in hand.
frederick douglassWhen winds are raging o'er the upper ocean And billows wild contend with angry roar, 'T is said, far down beneath the wild commotion That peaceful stillness reigneth evermore. Far, far beneath, the noise of tempests dieth And silver waves chime ever peacefully, And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flyeth Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.
harriet beecher stoweAnd all the world is football shaped, It's just for me to kick in space, And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste, And I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime, Trying to take this all in, I've got one, two, three, four, five Senses working overtime, Trying to taste the difference, 'Tween the lemons and limes, The pain and the pleasure, And the church bells softly chime.
andy partridgeWhen our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is.
george eliotAnd all the way, to guide their chime, With falling oars they kept the time.
Andrew MarvellSundaies observe: think when the bells do chime, 'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.
George Herbert