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 316
the charm-ing pictures formed by thesun-dial in old gardens camethrough the judicious andbeautifying touch of Time. I am easily influencedby sun-dials. I must acknowledge myself when ineach ones presence wholly under its dominion, anddominated a bit, too, by friendship for the owner ofthe dial.… … 234 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday speare garden, I know the bunches of the homely oldSnow Pinks are wonderfully satisfying, whether tippedwith their low-growing sweet-scented pale stars of fra-grance or simply standing in clean clumps of grayishgreen grass-like foliage, — so suited in tint to…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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