modest violet

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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 Camões, Luís de

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 Graded Poetry: Third Year by Various

The modest violet may exhale its fragrance through an overgrowth of noxious weeds—and humanity bears out the simile.

From Bucholz and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan

Directly after the sweet tones ceased, and the tune was commenced again in chorus by the singing class, the modest violet now becoming identified with the strident voice of Miss Feelier Potts who absolutely yelled.

From The New Mistress A Tale by Fenn, George Manville

One minute, I hope she will be a modest violet; the next, I am in terror lest she be too insipid.

From Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book by Ray, Anna Chapin