As A Symbol
A compass is often used as a symbol of precision and discernment. As such it finds a place in logos and symbols such as the Freemasons' Square and Compasses and in various computer icons. John Donne uses the compass as a conceit in "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" (1611).
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Compass for tracing a line.
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Flat branch, pivot wing nut, pencil sleeve branch of the scribe-compass.
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6” Dividers made from forged steel.
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A compass on the Coat of Arms of East Germany (German Democratic Republic).
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The compass is a Masonic symbol that appears on jewellery such as this pendant.
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“Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty—his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)