Read full poem →They tolled the one bell only,
Groom there was none to see,
Dictionary Entry
A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
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Poetry examples for “bell”
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Read full poem →They tolled the one bell only,
Groom there was none to see,
Read full poem →And sleepless lovers, just at twelve, awake:
Thrice rung the bell, the slipper knock'd the ground,
And the press'd watch return'd a silver sound.
Read full poem →And sleepless lovers, just at twelve, awake:
Thrice rung the bell, the slipper knock'd the ground,
And the press'd watch return'd a silver sound.
Read full poem →Here to-night! the Hall to-morrow, when they toll
the Chapel bell!
Shall I hear in one dark room a wailing, ‘I have
Read full poem →HarmonC H r 1900 Arlington ay Red-6132
Harmon Chas M r SW 10 & Bell Walnut-6935
Harmon Frank r 1316 25th Drake-884-W
Read full poem →The trumpets crash in through the door.
One! Two! Three! clangs his funeral bell.
Read full poem →A cow in a meadow shakes her bell
And the notes cut sharp through the autumn air,