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One of the chimes was at head height and could have caused injuries, while another had a sharp metal spike.
That such a subject for cathedral chimes, and in Scotland, too, could ever have been chosen, will scarcely be believed.— The Bon Gaultier Ballads
When the chimes were done, Uncle said: "Let us go down to the main floor.— The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs
The charter was annulled, and the magistrates of the commune were ordered to cease from their functions, to give up the seal and the banner of the town, and no more to ring the belfry-chimes which indicated the beginning and the ending of their sessions Wrath and uproar succeeded this decree.— Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French.

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