modest violet

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You needn't hang your head, Mollums, like a modest violet; it's a solid fact.

From A Patriotic Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol

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 Types of Children's Literature by Barnes, Walter

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 Hall, S. C., Mrs.

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

From Paul and Virginia by Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de