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 51
arv-ing upon the Genoa ca-thedral. These figuresoffer wonderful suggestionfor a memorial window-dial, such as is describedin the succeeding chap-ter. As an object of interestand romance in a garden,the sun-dial has a stronghold on our sentiment;we have seen that artistshave painted it and poetshave… … The Charm and Sentiment of Sun-dials 19 for the preacher, and of reminiscence to the agedgardener, its place in pictures — either in print oron canvas — is a permanent one. Of all spots for agarden-dial the focus of a formal garden is the mostsuited ; that focus may be the centre, or where sev-eral…
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