Temple Bell Rings

Famous quotes containing the words temple, bell and/or rings:

“The heathen are come into thine inheritance,
And thy temple have they defiled.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

“In 1862 the congregation of the church forwarded the church bell to General Beauregard to be melted into cannon, “hoping that its gentle tones, that have so often called us to the House of God, may be transmuted into war’s resounding rhyme to repel the ruthless invader from the beautiful land God, in his goodness, has given us.””
—Federal Writers’ Project Of The Wor, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

“You held my hand
and were instant to explain
the three rings of danger.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)