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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Shepherd's Sundial

(The). The scarlet pimpernel, which opens at a little past seven in the morning, and closes at a little past two. When rain is at hand, or the weather is unfavourable, it does not open at all.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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