At her waist dangled a bundle of keys; and that was the reason of the faint musical tinkling I had heard.
A faint tinkling sound accompanied it, like nothing in the world so much as the old glass chandelier in the room at Nether Neuk, when we danced in the parlour above.
He glanced at her face, musing and wondering, inhaling the sweet, intoxicating odours of the flowers and listening to the tinkling of the hidden fountain.
There was no sound to be heard, not the grating of a lock, nor the tinkling of a bell, nor the fall of a footstep.
I thought I caught a glimpse of a corn-coloured beard and a pair of blue eyes in a wooden balcony among tinkling sutaras and jasmine chaplets, but I wasn't sure.
She did not care about anything in the world but the deep-rolling waves of rhythm, and the clear tinkling rain of pearls which went on and on in her head as she ate her solitary dinner, and studied her lessons in her solitary room afterwards.
They fell on the desk with a little tinkling clatter, broken; and instantly Mr. Gates flung the letter from him, put both hands over his face and burst into tears.
We hear the tinkling of rills which we never detected before.
In the bare fields and tinkling woods, see what virtue survives.
As they wore silver bells around their ankles, this made a most delightful, tinkling sound, and the sight of so many topsy-turvy Clowns was so pretty that Dot and Tot both laughed and clapped their hands.
Tot lay down upon the bed, and at once heard a sweet, tinkling chorus of laughter coming from every part of the room.
When Dot lay down upon her bed, the fairy chorus began to sing softly and sweetly; and when Tot lay down the invisible laughter of childish voices rang out like chimes, keeping time to the tinkling chorus from Dot's bed.
If he had not been one, he would very certainly have taken to tinkling rhymes.
XII There was a great tinklingof teaspoons the other evening, when I took my seat at the table, where all The Teacups were gathered before my entrance.
III It was past nine o'clock as he roamed the vast garden surrounding the Palace of a Thousand Sounds--thus named because of the tiny bells tinkling about its marble dome.
Just then the moonlight was blackened by a big cloud, and we heard the tinkling music of a harpsichord again, but could see naught.
No knight ever went out to recover a lost love in such a diligence and with such a devil-dog, tinkling his little bells and yelping insanely to keep the driver awake.
He made no attempt to conceal from himself that the whole thing was romantic, romantic despite the little tinkling dog, the decrepit diligence, the palavering natives, the super-idiotic dragoman.
All around him was the clicking of typewriters, the monotonous dictation of reporters, the tinkling of telephone bells.
In the midst of it there came from outside the tinkling of many bicycle bells--the rest of the party had returned in search of their host and his companion.
The little bullock bells are characteristic of many parts of India, some being prettily ornamented and of sweet tinkling sounds.
The sounding of brass and the tinkling of cymbals have heralded in many State pageants.
The earth was sinking into dusk, and off by the brook the frogs were tinkling like tiny answering silver rattles.
Then they all sat around the fire, for Graham had come in by this time, and the maids brought trays of some delicious drink with little cakes and crackers, and tinkling ice, and straws to drink with.
The street became very silent, save where window glass continually fell tinkling to the sidewalk and the feathery whisper of flames became more audible from within the row of empty houses.
He heard again the startling and ominous sounds of raiding cavalry even before they had become visible in the misty street--the flat slapping gallop of the Uhlan's horses on the paved way, the tinkling clash of broken glass.
But he was not successful; the glassware on his tray suddenly gave out a clear, tinkling clash, and, at the same moment the bedroom door opened from within and a man in evening dress appeared dimly framed by the doorway.
Petrarca is for women and for lovers And for those soft Abati, who delight To wander down long garden walks in summer, Tinkling their little sonnets all day long, As lap dogs do their bells.
Thither the mighty torrents stray, Thither the brook pursues its way, And tinkling rill, There all are equal; side by side The poor man and the son of pride Lie calm and still.
Pieces of silver and of gold Into the tinkling strong-box fell Like pebbles dropped into a well; And soon the ballads were all sold.
Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road.
It might be a court in Seville or Granada, with guitars tinklingand lace gleaming among the cool arcades.
Here are many kinds of fountains, from huge masses of sculpture spouting forth many powerful streams in the sun to terraced basins where water murmurs in quiet alcoves, and simple jets tinkling in summery courts.
As Olive touched the keys, his breast grew tenderer; where had he heard those tinkling harmonies before?
In the whirl of her thoughts Ruth’s tinkling tune seemed the only steady thing in the universe.
Then there was silence, and a tinkling sound as of water.
The tinkling of the mandolin and the fresh young voice floated over the waters to Courtney and Basil.
She stood watching a belated bird, a tall white sail--listening to the faint sounds of the town that came tinkling across the water.
