The book of sun-dials; originally compiled by the late Mrs. Alfred Gatty; now enl. and re-edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor Lloyd (1900)
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873, Eden, Horatia K. F. Gatty, Lloyd, Eleanor, Evans, Lewis · London, G. Bell · leaf 473
Creation : In his handHe took the golden compasses, preparedIn Gods eternal store, to circumscribeThe Universe, and all created things :One foot He centred, and the other turnedRound through the vast profundity obscure.And said : Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds,This be thy just circumference,… … JOHN KNOxs HOUSE, EDINBURGH. SUN-DIAL MOTTOES 435 And so this lifePasseth avvaie. In front of Marrington Hall, Shropshire, on the lawn, is a curiousold four-sided dial, thus inscribed round the pillar. It is coeval withthe house, and dated 1595. The shaft of the dial is set in a solidsquare stone…
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