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 290
etc. My last bargain in thestone-yard was four corners of a tomb of the sort commona hundred or more years ago. For fifteen years I doubtedwhat to do with them, till suddenly one summer day a sun- Pedestals and Gnomons 213 dial was decided. The difficulties of arranging it weregreat, and the work… … Sun-dial made from Old Tomb, Huntercombe Manor,Maidenhead, England. the north. The well-weathered marble brackets on whichthe gnomon rests had lain in patience under the laurelsfor many a year till Time brought round an hour and aplace for them. And then came the fulfilment of thewhole, the motto…
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