Ye Sundial Booke

by T. Geoffrey W. Henslow

For hours men waste when in their prime,

Cast shadows like Sol yonder.

SUNDIAL, EARLY 18th CENTURY.

A riddle I will put to thee:

Who gives thee years yet takes of thine?

Who lends thee most when he robs thee?

You’ve guessed, no doubt—’tis Father Time.

SUNDIAL ON BEDALE CHURCH, DARLINGTON.
Date, 1750.