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• On the second evening after the commencement of the operations, the sexton was alarmed by a fail of lime-dust and mortar when he attempted to toll the great bell, on which he immediately desisted and left the church. —  The Life of Thomas Telford
• That he might lack no advantage, Miss Betty stood godmother for him, and the parish clerk and the sexton were his godfathers He was named John A plain, sensible name," said Miss Betty. —  Tales from Many Sources Vol. V
• My friend the sexton was among the spectators, and from his voice and action, appeared especially interested. —  A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One
• The skull turned up by the sexton is usually the typical object, and to that we may presume the nether jaw is not often attached. —  In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious
• Saturdays are best for these excursions, for then the pew-openers are dusting out the church, and the sexton is usually about, sweeping the paths or cutting the grass. —  In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious

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