horologe
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The horologe of Time Strikes the half-century with a solemn chime, And summons us together once again, The joy of meeting not unmixed with pain.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
For a soul in torment there is no horologe.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
This great Swedish botanist invented a Floral horologe, "whose wheels were the sun and earth and whose index-figures were flowers."
From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by David Lester Richardson
In truth it had occupied some five minutes, as I discovered, holding my horologe to the moon, and had not occupied so long if it were not for my groping and pausing.
From The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh by Katharine Tynan
"My twelve-hours is unusual sharp to-day," said Petullo, consulting a dumpy horologe out of his fob.
From Doom Castle by Neil Munro
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