Time when Lovers are separated is measured by ages; when together, it is not measured at all, as then the hours unheeded fly, or speed on winged feet.
Sun dials and Moon dials are approved, as they mark the bright hours only.
TIME’S VALENTINE
’Twas St. Valentine’s Day, and Father Time
Said, “I think I’ll scribble a bit o’ rhyme,
To send to the sweetest maid on earth.”
And the old fellow chuckled in roguish mirth.
He reached for his inkhorn and quill, then said,
As he absently nodded his wise old head,
“But what maiden is gentle and sweet and fine