ON A SUN-DIAL
First republished in Sketches and Essays, where it is said to have been written in Italy in 1825.
[51]. ‘To carve out dials,’ etc. 3 Henry VI., Act II. Sc. 5. [52]. ‘Morals on the time.’ Cf. As You Like it, Act II. Sc. 7. [54]. ‘How sweet the moonlight,’ etc. The Merchant of Venice, Act V. Sc. 1. The account given by Rousseau, etc. Hazlitt is probably referring to a somewhat similar story told in Les Confessions, Partie II. Livre XI.