modest violet
Example Sentences
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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
Let us be like the modest violet, who hides her beauty, rather than be boastful and foolish, as the stag was.
From Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners by Bates, Loïs
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 Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth
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
The modest violet thus, concealed in thorny places sheds all unseen its delightful fragrance around.
From Paul and Virginia by Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de
