THE NEW USE OF SUN-DIALS 193 



We will search for appropriate inscriptions to serve 

 as mottoes for the dial, and we shall find no lack. 



I 



"Time is 



Too slow for those who wait, 

 Too swift for those who fear ; 

 Too long for those who grieve, 

 Too short for those who rejoice ; 

 But for those who love 

 Time is eternity." 



That is a profound message for the flower-lover. He 

 loves, but fears not. 



II 



" Shadow and Sun. So, too, our lives are made. 

 Yet think how great the sun, how small the shade." 



And even amid the shade, the flowers. 



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" Hours fly, 

 Flowers die. 

 New days, 

 New ways 

 Pass by. 

 Love stays." 



But the garden hours fly not, and still love stays. 



IV 



Could we find a better motto for the sun-dial than the 

 following ? 



" Let others tell of storms and showers, 

 I only count the sunny hours." 



There are slight variations on this, such as : 



v 



" I take no note of time but when the sun is shining," 



VI 

 " I number none but sunny hours," 



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