passing bell

Bell rung in moment of person's death. Cf. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice, who wished to record "the warning which seems to me to be uttered by every one of the fast gaining waves, that beat, Eke passing bells, against the Stones of Venice." (§ i).

reference topics

The Stones of Venice
"The Quarry"
"Burbank" and John Ruskin
Structural analysis
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