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 46
raise in mocking oer the dead The stone that measures time. There still stands at the old home of Hugh Milleran ornate dial-stone (it will be noted that he neversays sun-dial) which he cut for amusement in aperiod of recovery from illness ; it is near anotherdial, an ancient one which he dug out of… … Angel with Sun-dial on Cathedral, Genoa, Italy. The Charm and Sentiment of Sun-dials 15 dial-verses were written in early youth ; an age whenmost poets love to write upon death and gloomymoral lessons. Perhaps had he written them afterhe met his sweetheart, they might have been morenatural.…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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