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VII 



And again : 



" I count only the hours that are serene." 



VIII 



Or we may see the Latin equivalent of the latter : 

 " Horas non numero nisi serenas." 



IX 

 Mrs. Browning's lines form a good motto for the sun-dial 



" See the shadow on the dial, 

 In the lot of everyone, 

 Marks the passing of the trial, 

 Proves the presence of a sun." 



X 

 There will be many whose choice will fall on : 



" Lux et umbra vicissim sed semper amor." 

 Which may be rendered : 



" Light and shade by turns, but always love." 



XI 



" I am a Shade, 

 A Shadow, too, art Thou. 

 I mark the Time, 

 Saye ! Gossip ! 

 Doest Thou soe ? " 



XII 

 Another inscription, perhaps as ancient, says : 



" Tyme wanes away 

 As flowres decaye." 



XIII 

 Here is an invocation to the sun : 



"RoiSoltiU 



Dites moi parler" 



A literal translation of which would be : 

 " King Sol, tell me to speak.' 1 



