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"Cuckoo clock" Quotes from Famous Books

... the comforting solidity of the Sun, the clock-work of the familiar planets and the Moon rang in on him. Our own solar system was as charming and as simple as an ancient cuckoo clock filled with familiar ticking and with reassuring noises. The odd little moons of Mars swung around their planet like frantic mice, yet their regularity was itself an assurance that all was well. Far above the plane of the ecliptic, he could feel half a ton of dust ...

— The Game of Rat and Dragon • Cordwainer Smith

... ran through every one. The children turned towards the darkening room. The gloomy cupboard was a blotch of shadow. The table frowned. The bookshelves listened. The white face of the cuckoo clock peered down upon them dimly from the opposite wall, and the chairs, it seemed, moved up a little closer. But through the windows the stars were beginning to peep, and they saw the crests of the friendly cedars ...

— The Extra Day • Algernon Blackwood

... last moment one of the Princesses came running after the Goat-mother, to press a cuckoo clock upon her, as a parting ...

— Soap-Bubble Stories - For Children • Fanny Barry

... Omission Choice Natural Fireworks Conspiracy Cuckoo Clock The Sentinel Royalty Crackers ...

— Songs for Parents • John Farrar

... stand still,' he said, but for one moment Wendy saw the romantic figure come to rest on the cuckoo clock. 'O the lovely!' she cried, though Tink's face was ...

— Peter and Wendy • James Matthew Barrie