modest violet

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A modest violet be our queen, Still fragrant, though alone, Our king a laurel—evergreen— To which no blight is known.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret

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 Types of Children's Literature by Barnes, Walter

He stood between the queenly rose and the modest violet.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

The Violet 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 The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

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