Example Sentences

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Words are often everywhere as the minute-hands of the soul, more important than even the hour-hands of action.—Richter.

From Pearls of Thought by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The shadows coming and going on them are the hour-hands; when a flower fades, or a heart ceases to beat, it is only a weight run down.

From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey