quotations about bells
They went and told the sexton, and
The sexton toll'd the bell.
THOMAS HOOD
Faithless Sally Brown
Silence that dreadful bell: it frights the isle
From her propriety.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Othello
Far away in the cool dim empty rooms of the big old house, a silver bell tinkled and faded.
RAY BRADBURY
Dandelion Wine
At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG
The Polar Express
The bells are ringing
And everyone's walking
With arms extended in a trance
Forgetting their washing
Neglecting the children
They're dropping all businesses at hand
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
"The Bells Are Ringing"
Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
JAMES PIERPONT
"Jingle Bells"
The vesper bell from far,
That seems to mourn for the expiring day.
DANTE ALIGHIERI
Purgatorio