Which preposition to use with knells
Each sobbing breath is but a cry, My heart-strokes knells of agony, And my whole brain has but one thought That nevermore through life shall I (Save in the ache of memory) Touch hands with thee, who now art naught!
H. Wind once more, jolly huntsmen, all your horns; Whose shrill sound, with the echoing wood's assist, Shall ring a sad knell for the fearful deer, Before our feathered shafts, death's winged darts, Bring sudden summons for their fatal ends.
They seemed to her to be beating out a death-knell in her soul.
The tidings of the death of Ali soon passed from mouth to mouth, giving fresh heart to the confederates, but falling like a knell on the ears of the Moslems.
Grandma's answer to Mr. Miller was a death-knell to Elitha's hopes and plans in our behalf.
H. And as ye blew your horns at my son's death, So will I sound your knell with my best breath: [Sounds his horn.
" This speech sank like a death-knell into the hearts of the hunters, for they knew that if the savages refused to make peace, they would scalp them all and appropriate their goods.
Miss Castlevaine's monotonous voice ran on and on; but, the little woman at the end of the seat realized nothing except the insistent words knelling through her brain,"Engaged to Blanche Puddicombe!
Through the whole void of night I search, So dumbly crying out to thee; But thou are not; and night's vast throne Becomes an all stupendous church With star-bells knelling unto me Who in all space am most alone!
and instantly flashed a volley, reverberating a wild and unearthly death knell among the crags that looked down upon that awful scene.