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 281
id bore a silkand lace rosette. Here is a busk carved by a sturdyPennsylvania Dutch lover; no amorous hearts anddarts, no silly love-knots, garland this fierce bar ofwood. The Tulip had a better significance for bothman and maid. And her linen apron, an apron ofstrong homespun linen, wears a band… … Honestone Dial-face from Saxony, with Coats-of-arms. Date, 1760. Owned by Author. goodly red Tulip with blue and yellow leaves spring-ing from the aprons hem. Truly — to paraphrasean English rhymster, — ** Her long slit Sleeves, stiff Buske, Puffed VerdingaleWith Tulips thus make her Angelicall.…
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