tolls

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Examples

When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne

The tolls for the maintenance of a high road, cannot with any safety be made the property of private persons. Adam Smith

The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Thomas Gray

Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Thomas Moore

Never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne