horologe

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

On May 10, 1774, "with a sound absolutely like thunder," has the horologe of time struck, and an old era passed away.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

It might be amusing, were it not melancholy, to refer to one of his proofs of this position: "Une horologe mesure le temps; certes, c'est là un effet intellectuel produit par une cause physique!"

From Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by Buchanan, James

Linn�us, classification of, 282; horologe of, 381-382; discovery of daughter of, 431 et seq.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

The horologe of centuries moves slowly in Cathay.

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

The eternal horologe is about to sound the first.

From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne