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 33
printof the castleprevious to theyear 1600, andwas named inEarl PatricksBook of Recordof a date pre-vious to 1695.The sun-dialhas for us an-other charm —one that iscommon to alldeeds and in-struments thatnote the pass-ing of time. In the days of childhood we gatheredeagerly the downy seed-balls of… … Sun-dial at Balcarres Castle, Fifeshire. The Charm and Sentiment of Sun-dials 5 old and gray. Vague was the answer of the baredstem of the Dandelion to us; and I doubt if weexpected to learn from it the time. It might haveanswered in nearly the words of the old sun-dialmotto: Hora non numero nisi…
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