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 256
of monot-ony of device: The natureof Man is alwaies delightedin nouelties & too muchecorrupte with curiousnes andnewfanglenes. Truly wedesire and need curiousnes and newfanglenesin sun-dials as in all things else, and to satisfy thatdesire I shall offer in this chapter some suggestionsfor… … 186 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday the castle-like house opposite this page. The dial isset upon a circle of brick pavement surrounded bysentinel trees of Japanese Retinosporas. It is notin a garden, but stands rather sombrely alone, withno flowers, no creeping vines, no neighbors but thesolemn…
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