Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 181
poke-dial,given to them in old poemsand plays, brings a pleasantstudy of the words poke^pouchy pocket, purse. The Latin words portariumand solarium are also employed for these pocket-dials. Other references are made in the pages ofShakespeare to pocket-dials, among them the shep-herds-dial, as in J… … Portable Sun-dials 121 How many make the hour full complete.How many hours bring about the day.How many days will finish up the year.How many years a mortal man may live. Let me tell the history of this poke-dial, andgive rules for making it, so that, as do still theshepherds in the Pyrenees, any…
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