With these few words of introduction, I commend to your indulgence this volume of Things to be Remembered in Daily Life, in the hope that its contents may be considered worthy of the reminiscence.
London, March 1863.
ERRATUM.
Page 20. The Terrace, New Palace-yard, Westminster, was taken down in the spring of 1863; the Sun-dial had previously been removed.
CONTENTS.
Time.
| PAGE | |
| POETRY OF TIME | [1] |
| WHAT IS TIME? | [3] |
| TIME’S BEGUILINGS | [5] |
| TIME’S GARLAND | [6] |
| TIME’S MUTATIONS | [7] |
| SIR H. DAVY ON TIME | [8] |
| TIME, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE | [9] |
| MEASUREMENT OF TIME | [12] |
| PERIODS OF REST | [15] |
| RECKONING DISTANCE BY TIME | [16] |
| SUN-DIALS | [17] |
| THE HOUR-GLASS | [27] |
| CLOCKS AND WATCHES | [29] |
| EARLY RISING | [41] |
| ART OF EMPLOYING TIME | [52] |
| TIME AND ETERNITY | [64] |