modest violet
Example Sentences
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He stood between the queenly rose and the modest violet.
From The Egoist by George Meredith
The merry-making and feasting continued, the fêtes still being given in Madame's honor, and "the modest violet" might have remained hidden beneath its leaves had not Madame Henriette's schemes involved Louise.
From In Château Land by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton
It flourished on the hill-side, and injured nothing; for its shadow was harmless, and served but as a kindly shelter for the modest violet and the pale primrose.
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall
Pale as the love-sick hopeless maid they dye The modest violet; from the curious eye The modest violet turns her gentle head, And, by the thorn, weeps o'er her lowly bed.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
Down in a green and shady bed A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view.
From Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study by Anonymous
