#December 31, 1829
#OTD Alexander Smith, #Scottish #Poet, is born.
He wrote,
My #Study... looks down on #Dreamthorp like a #Meditative #Eye.
[I have] an #OldFashioned #Rambling #Garden, with:
#Grassy plots & #Fantastically-clipped #Yews, which have gathered #Darkness from a #Hundred #Summers & #Winters;
#Sundials, on which the #Sun is constantly telling his #Age;
And #Statues, #Green with #Neglect & #Stains from the #Weather.
#December #otd #Scottish #poet #study #dreamthorp #meditative #eye #OldFashioned #rambling #garden #grassy #fantastically #yews #darkness #hundred #summers #winters #sundials #sun #age #statues #green #neglect #stains #Weather #love #place #earth