land of Nod

Example Sentences

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Ever dream of a few more hours each night in the land of Nod?

From Time Magazine Archive

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod .

From Time Magazine Archive

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.’

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

He managed to keep awake longer as time went on, and it took "The Ancient Mariner," or the solemn and somnolent-burdened rhyme of the "Duchess May" to send him to the land of Nod.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

I agreed, the train started again, and I lost myself in the land of Nod.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus