
pg. 291
The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England (1801), Bell ringing
Source: Sex and Character (1903), pp. 122-123.
pg. 291
The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England (1801), Bell ringing
“When the bells began to sound the hour she let out the first scream.”
Last lines
All Men are Mortal (1946)
Context: In horror, in terror, she accepted the metamorphosis — gnat, foam, ant, until death. And it's only the beginning, she thought. She stood motionless, as if it were possible to play tricks with time, possible to stop it from following its course. But her hands stiffened against her quivering lips.
When the bells began to sound the hour she let out the first scream.
Song lyrics, Oh Mercy (1989), Ring Them Bells
“Of all sound of all bells… most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.”
“I'm not saying alarm bells are ringing at this moment in time.”
21-Jan-2006, Radio Derby
Phil steadies the ship after 6-1 defeat at Coventry.
Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
The Spirit of Revolt (1880)
Context: How is it that men who only yesterday were complaining quietly of their lot as they smoked their pipes, and the next moment were humbly saluting the local guard and gendarme whom they had just been abusing, — how is it that these same men a few days later were capable of seizing their scythes and their iron-shod pikes and attacking in his castle the lord who only yesterday was so formidable? By what miracle were these men, whose wives justly called them cowards, transformed in a day into heroes, marching through bullets and cannon balls to the conquest of their rights? How was it that words, so often spoken and lost in the air like the empty chiming of bells, were changed into actions?
The answer is easy.
Action, the continuous action, ceaselessly renewed, of minorities brings about this transformation. Courage, devotion, the spirit of sacrifice, are as contagious as cowardice, submission, and panic.
What forms will this action take? All forms, — indeed, the most varied forms, dictated by circumstances, temperament, and the means at disposal. Sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, but always daring; sometimes collective, sometimes purely individual, this policy of action will neglect none of the means at hand, no event of public life, in order to keep the spirit alive, to propagate and find expression for dissatisfaction, to excite hatred against exploiters, to ridicule the government and expose its weakness, and above all and always, by actual example, to awaken courage and fan the spirit of revolt.
“Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell”
Source: Oprah Winfrey Speaks: Insights from the World's Most Influential Voice