Then the neighbouring tower-clock of St. Germain l'Auxerrois slowly tolled the hour of midnight.

Lights are extinguished or dimmed, bells are tolled slowly, and the faithful, where possible, are on their knees.

For 15 minutes, the bell above the Spanish-style church on 15th Avenue tolled slowly as the mourners filled the pews and spilled onto the steps outside the church door.

Of tolling slowly up a hill, and feeling on its top the fresh sea-breeze; and seeing the morning light upon the edges of the distant waves.

Labouring wains are slowly rolling Home with winter grain; Holy bells are slowly tolling Over buried men.

There were the death trucks with their slowly tolling bell.

The church bells tolled slowly and the outside world once again interceded.

A melancholy warning bell tolled slowly in Shad's heart.

As he finished, affirmative applause drowned out the sound of a slowly tolling bell.

The chapel bell went on tolling slowly, slowly, sending muffled echoes through the fog for some minutes--then it ceased, and profound stillness reigned.