horologe

Example Sentences

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The horologe of centuries moves slowly in Cathay.

From Poems by Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson)

The horologe of Time Strikes the half-century with a solemn chime, And summons us together once again, The joy of meeting not unmixed with pain.

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

With tears I took that cross of thorn, With tears that horologe forlorn.

From A Celtic Psaltery by Graves, Alfred Perceval

A thousand years are but as one tick of the mighty horologe of time—and the allotted life of man but three score years and ten!

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

"My twelve-hours is unusual sharp to-day," said Petullo, consulting a dumpy horologe out of his fob.

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil