Charles Sumner: “Forever sounding in our ears, it has a mood for every hour,--stirring us at times as with the blast of a trumpet, then…”

“Forever sounding in our ears, it has a mood for every hour,--stirring us at times as with the blast of a trumpet, then visiting us in solemn tones, like the bell which calls to prayer, and then again awaking us to unmistakable duty, like the same bell, when at midnight it summons all to stay the raging conflagration.”