modest violet

Example Sentences

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Thus the modest violet, concealed beneath the thorny bushes, sheds its fragrance, while itself remains unseen.

From Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre by Saint-Pierre, Bernardin 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 Types of Children's Literature by Barnes, Walter

The modest violet thus, concealed in thorny places sheds all unseen its delightful fragrance around.

From Paul and Virginia by Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de

The r�le of the modest violet was not to be mine, I could see from the outset....

From Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer by Farrar, Geraldine

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