. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . e : — THE DIALRECEIVES MANY SHADES, AND EACH POINTS TO THE SUN,THE SHADOWS ARE MANY, THE SUNLIGHT IS ONE. On the sun-dial of Thornby Church, North-amptonshire, are these serious lines : — MARK WELL MY SHADE, AND SERIOUSLY ATTENDTHE COMMON LESSON OF A SILENT FRIEND,FOR TIME AND LIFE SPEED RAPIDLY AWAY ;NEITHER CAN YOU RECALL THE FORMER ARE NOT ABLE TO RECALL THE PAST,BUT LIVE THOU THIS DAY AS IF THE LAST. At Oxford there is a sun-dial bearing the arms ofThom
. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . e : — THE DIALRECEIVES MANY SHADES, AND EACH POINTS TO THE SUN,THE SHADOWS ARE MANY, THE SUNLIGHT IS ONE. On the sun-dial of Thornby Church, North-amptonshire, are these serious lines : — MARK WELL MY SHADE, AND SERIOUSLY ATTENDTHE COMMON LESSON OF A SILENT FRIEND,FOR TIME AND LIFE SPEED RAPIDLY AWAY ;NEITHER CAN YOU RECALL THE FORMER ARE NOT ABLE TO RECALL THE PAST,BUT LIVE THOU THIS DAY AS IF THE LAST. At Oxford there is a sun-dial bearing the arms ofThomas, Earl of Wharton, who was Lord-lieutenantof Oxfordshire from 1691 to 1702; it bears theseclever lines : — A MOMENT MARK HOW SMALL A SPACE THE DIAL SHOWS UPON THE FACE ; YET WASTE BUT ONE AND YOU WILL SEE OF HOW GREAT MOMENT IT CAN BE. 264 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday One of the most exquisite and perfect of all antiqueEnglish sun-dials partakes of the lectern-shapedtype. It is shown facing this page. This dial isat Moccas Court, Herefordshire, the seat of Rev. SirGeorge Cornewall, Bart. It has many fine mottoes;. Sun-dial at Brockenhurst Park, Hants. in Latin is a verse of the Nineteenth Psalm, Theheavens declare the glory of God, and the firmamentshoweth his handiwork. Also in Latin is a textfrom Deuteronomy sixth, Love the Lord thy Godwith all thy heart. Other mottoes are : Instar globiStat machina mundi — Like a ball stands the frame-
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