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I work quite well in clear skies
You might be late otherwise
After nightfall
No use at all
Better pieces would they later devise
What am I?
You might be late otherwise
After nightfall
No use at all
Better pieces would they later devise
What am I?
Answer
a sundialLines 1-2 mean that without any way to know what the time of day is in the absence of "clear skies" (i.e. without sufficient sunlight), you may be late for e.g. an appointment, since you wouldn't know when to leave for it.
Line 5 refers to superior timepieces that would later be invented.
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