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 240
xercise her time she spent. She is not the only woman who has turned to herneedle as the only thing which could occupy andcomfort her grief-filled days. I havewondered whether inthe many thoughtsthat crowded her everactive brain, she hadno illuminations of thefuture, whether shedid not thus… … 172 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday It was certainly natural that this unhappy crea-ture should turn to symbols and devices, to allego-ries and prophecies, with a despairing hope of ahappy end to all her troubles. With her supersti-tious nature we can easily believe that in thosesymbols she both…
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