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Clocks Big Ben bell of Houses of Parliament clock in London keeps Britons punctual. [Br. Culture: Misc.] first watch; created by Peter Henlein (1502). [Ger. Hist.: Gran, 223] famous clock in Strasbourg Cathedral. [Fr. Culture: NCE, 581] |
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| And others are there who are like eight-day clocks when wound up; they tick, and want people to call ticking--virtue. In these cabin homes I often found sewing-machines which had been bought, or were being bought, on instalments, frequently at a cost of as much as sixty dollars, or showy clocks for which the occupants of the cabins had paid twelve or fourteen dollars. At certain hours, successively calculated, marked by electric clocks which beat the seconds at the same time, the population were invited to take their places at the banquet tables. |
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