TWO INSCRIPTIONS.
to rnt bjuto» o» th» prkss. gj r _Aa a comparative stranger to Cliriatchurch, I have often been in the Botanic Gardens and read the inscription on the sundial there and wondered from whose pen the great words came: "The divert shall rejoice and blossom the rose." Theu again there is tho inscription on the landing slab at Socki.urn: "Thev came on the wings of the morning," and my enquiries as to their oris lll have met with the same result as tho first ease. I crave it as an indulgence to myself and many others if the origins of these two beautiful sentiments should be made known.—Yours, tU "' STB ANGER. August sth, 192 H. (Both are from the Bible—tho first from Isaiah xxxv., 1; the seeond from Psalma exxxix., 9.—Ed., The Fk»».J
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19690, 6 August 1929, Page 11
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