Thrice the bell-mouth of his gun described a shivering circle; tightly he squeezed his eyelids -- pressed the trigger. ❋ Unknown (1925)
There is a touching proof of Flinders 'tender regard for his men in the naming of a small group of islands to the west of the bell-mouth of ❋ Ernest Scott (1903)
The expedition was, in fact, in the bell-mouth of Spencer's Gulf, and the next few days were to show whether the old surmise was true -- that Terra Australis was cloven in twain by a strait from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the southern ocean. ❋ Ernest Scott (1903)
The men appeared ready to make a break for liberty, but the bell-mouth of Mons Meg deterred them. ❋ Unknown (1887)
I saw a little table in the great mosaic school in Florence -- a little trifle of a centre table -- whose top was made of some sort of precious polished stone, and in the stone was inlaid the figure of a flute, with bell-mouth and a mazy complication of keys. ❋ Mark Twain (1872)
He looked round, twinkling, for a laugh to follow what he meant for a joke; and the obsequious bandsmen uttered a sniggering kind of concreted grin, followed instantly by a loud-toned sonorous _Phoomp_! from the huge bell-mouth of the contra-bass. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)
"But, marching with the band, your size would not be noticed, especially as you would be carrying that great brass bass instrument with its huge bell-mouth." ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)
The men who did not play stringed instruments, or such as were suitable for a ball-room, looked disappointed; and Sergeant Brumpton, as he sat with his huge instrument between his legs, looked down into its great brass bell-mouth and sighed. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)
The bell-mouth arquebuses could carry a large and heavy charge, but there was nothing like accuracy in their fire; and although a steady fire was kept up from the barricade, and many Spaniards fell; yet a larger number succeeded in making their way through the zone of fire, by taking advantage of the rocks and bushes; and these gathered, near the foot of the barricade. ❋ Gordon Browne (1867)
Vanslyperken shoved him away with the bell-mouth of his speaking-trumpet, and recovering a portion of the mess, put it on the table for the use of poor Smallbones. ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)
But the skipper wasn't in any hurry to turn round at first, sticking there grasping the rail tightly, and working himself up into a regular fury because poor Sam didn't jump out of his galley at the sound of his voice and answer his summons; when, if he'd reflected, he would have known that the wind carried away his threatening words to leeward, preventing them from reaching the negro cook's ears, albeit these were as big and broad as the bell-mouth of a speaking trumpet. ❋ Unknown (1887)
Old as an unpaid bill and worn bell-mouth it is, and nobody can fire with it. " ❋ Patrick MacGill (1926)
The expedition was, in fact, in the bell-mouth of Spencer's Gulf, and the next few days were to show whether the old surmise was true ” that Terra Australis was cloven in twain by a strait from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the southern ocean. ❋ Scott, Ernest, 1868-1939 (1914)
