Identifier: sundialsrosesofy00earl (find matches)
Title: Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911
Subjects: Sundials Roses Rosicrucians
Publisher: New York London : Macmillan & co., ltd.
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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Dragon Gnomon. Even after the death of both minister and infidel,the widow of Dr. Holmes, simply through herhorror of an infidel and a suicide, could keep herson silent as to his love for the daughter of such aone, though he loved the girl far too well ever toheed thought of another sweetheart during all thoseyears. The twain had had one long and untram-melled talk after ten years of silence ; it could scarcebe called a lovers scene, though he told her that heloved her and would never marry another. Thereserved girl in an agony of plain speech whichseemed to her fairly immodest, implored with himfor her happiness; she told of her infinite patience,
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o ISO CU UJ 6/) Rural Saints and Prophets 417 and she quoted the Scriptures in her favor, and shepleaded that she was and ever had been a consistentChristian, a faithful church-member, and should notbe sacrificed for the wrong thinking of another; butstill his answer came that he hated to cross hismother. During all those weary years there was one solacefor the girl and her lover — her pretty strip of agarden. He worked frequently in it with her, andwith no adverse comment of friend or neighbor;even his mother made no opposition. He eagerlysecured for her rare seeds and slips wherever hecould obtain them, lavishing in this impersonalfashion the affection he should have bestowed di-rectly upon her. And he watched with her theirgrowth and unfolding, lingering over and cherish-ing a special plant with something of the tender careand thought which should have been bestowed on achild. There was one delicate Rose tree, which hehad acquired with much difficulty, and which hadneeded most co

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