A Book of Sundial Mottoes

A Book of Sundial Mottoes

A B o o k of S u n d ia l M tt o o es . Co m p iled by H a tt A red H. éf y . LOND ON : PHILIP WE LLB Y, v n a den . C . Co e t G r , W N E W Y - OR K : S COTT THA W COMPA NY, 2 F i h venu 54 t A e. , f M DCCCCIII . A B o o k of S u n d ia l M tt o o es . Co m p iled by H A red E . a tt lf y . L OND ON : PHIL IP WE L L B Y, Co ven t G a rd en , W . C . - NE W YOR K : S COTT THA W COMPA NY, 2 F i h A venu e 4 t . 5 , f M III D CCCC . ?) L S S U N LA . 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In t/ze twentiet/z n mm, , s ppos century o x wo uld engrave that thought a hove the terraces ofsuch a he v n O h I had Zi ewz se a enly garde . t er talian palaces , k , ev h e h sunward aces h s ere t ings writt n on t eir f , or on t eir B ut the sundio l m t o garden dials . , sombre or genial, o t , ev c the has the heo ut d ised a cording to appropriate art, y v o nd ulness No z to the of bre ity f . wonder f precision of Latin grammar has hem generally assigned the safe the m th guarding of essage of ree or four words, long, and m h th ha m slow, co plete wit eir rden of eaning . Th t m h h ere are unes co posed for ells , and as t is brief h the m music , so is t is briefliterature , restricted to eans the u n v w h h e and opport nity , a d full of igour it in t os ' ha The h the m h h b h h m nds. p rase and elody bot a e t eir o e the h L a t For h u h n on appy iguri n coas . t o g su dials 81 U IA S ND LS. n m r the ew h No h h u be f serene ours of rt ern gardens , t ey t the So th a nd the e e are mos useful in u sun , and b caus of their use they take their place in the nahle symbolic : the t m company standing by palace walls sundialfor i e, for wheat for and the v ine . W CA . xii ' n o m ili this B o o k o Mo tto es the tra sla tio s i the I c p n g f , n n n a o ri t o a ses a ea r a s i ve i the bo o ks o su lte m j y f c pp g n n c n d . These vo lu m es whi h re rese t a eli ht u l bra h o a r en , c p n d g f n c fg d ’ litera tu re ra e ro m o hn W ells S c io m hia o r the A rt , n g f ? g p , ’ h A l e M r E of S a do w es to Mrs . ic o s e a rle s recently u blishe u ia ls a nd R o ses o Yester a p d S n d f d y. It w ill be see n tha t i n m a ny i n sta n ces the E n glish re n der i s o the i s ri tio s a re ree a n d o te a i u l n g f n c p n f f n f n c f . A H.H . xvi S UNDIAL M 0TTOES. “ HE o n S ixt Mo tt o es fo r Dials W ith thei foll wi g y , r ” m ean in in E n lish a re o c u io u s an d rare g g , fr m a r “ o ld w rk ntitl Mec han ic k Diallin : r t h o , e ed g o , e New Art o f S hado ws : fre ed fro m the m any Ob sc u ritie s S u erfl u ities an d rr rs o f F o m e W rit ers , p E o r r u pon this S u bjec t To whic h are added a c h01c e C o llectio n o fMo tto s in Latin a n d E nglish By C harles Lea b etter. n d n at the Blac k wan 1737 . d Lo o , S , A LIIS INS E RVIE NDO C ONS UMOR . MY 1s R A ( LOSS YOU G IN) . A BOOK OF A R S LONGA VITA B REVI S . E T - L TO - M RRO (x DI O DAY AND IVE O W ) . et a } AVARITIA HODI E DOMINATUR . - (YOU COVET To MORROW ) . m m T CZE S AR A U AUT N I H I L . (I SHINE OR S HRO UD) . at one” S E H E H O , AN D GON E AB UT YOUR B U SI NESS . N M 0TT E SU DIAL O S. BULLA EST VITA H UMANA . ’ B B B L (LIFB S A U E) . JJJ C H M D ENE ONSUME NOT T Y TI E I N I L SS . fi éfi B US LAB RAN D ADEST O TIB US . HE VE F V RS THE L ( A N A OU DI IGENT) . J&e‘ D IS C E DI ES NUMERARE TUOS . (LEARN TO VAL UE YOUR TIME) : 3 A BOOK OF H B D I SC EN E VIVERE MO RI . SH E T ( IN AN D SE ) . a‘éefv D TR UDIT I ES DI EM . m c x s ME DOW (A DAY N) . éfi é‘ PE TA D UM S C S FUGIO . NS GHT U S . (U I , N EEN) J&J E N SU P RA VITA FUGAX E N I N FRA CERTA MO RS . ’ 'r (A LIFE ON FLIGHT S SOON o u o p SI G HT) . 4 N M 0TT E SU DIAL O S. X H P E NDE T ZE TB R NITA E OC MOMENTO S . W R (NO O NEVER) . éJ-Jfi F ESTI NA L ENTE . 1m m) MY OVE E TS ( M M N ) . Jet} T B AMPL IS S IMAS E VB T F OR UNA UR ES R IT. X P MY L U (NO E EM TION FROM INF ENCE) . Jami F F UGIO UG E . E H NE B OU B I ( G O A T YOUR U S NE S S . 1 STAY FOR NO MAN) . 5 A BOOK OF HI NC VIVERE DIS C E . H I LLI N G DI SC MO RI . (RISING PORTEND S SETTING) . J&J HOMO QUASI UMBRA . MAN S SH E p A S HAD O ( I A AD o W ) . JJJ HORA FU G I T RAPIDE LBTHUMQ INVADIT R M I NE ES . m s HOUR S G E W TL m e UNG UAR D D ( LID S IF Y , AND E AR B EA SILY SURPRIZ ED) . Ju g} HORA PARS VITAE. EV R HOUR SH RTENS L F ( E Y O I E) . 6 A BOOK OF NTE E L B S US C IP E CITO P E R F IC .

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