land of Nod

Example Sentences

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He is gone to the land of nod; he is asleep.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

Then he was off to the land of nod again.

From Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder by Rockwood, Roy

The others stretched their limbs on the Karroo, and in ten minutes every man was in the land of nod.

From Six Months at the Cape by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The Priest started, put up his hand, and rubbed his head, but seeing nothing, again leant back, and was about departing to the land of nod, like the others, once more.

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

In the quiet of alone I lay down, a few yearning thoughts of home, mother, etc. and all is oblivion till reveille calls me forth from the land of nod.

From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd