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 38
? of a tree ? a shadow that prevails for awhile ? No, it is the shadow of a bird in his flight — awayflies the bird, and there is neither bird nor shadow. We cannot hold this shadow, if we would, but itspassing is shown to us on the sun-dial. And onthe dial-face alone does this passing seem… … 13C Soc 3 E2I o-a >_ O The Charm and Sentiment of Sun-dials 9 not — but you cannot check the course of the sunsshadow. Wonderful as is this thought of the present of thedial, its past is more profound. ** The shadow on the dials face That steals from day to dayWith slow unseen, unceasing pace…
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