Voluptuous bloom and fragrance rare
The summer to its rose may bring;
Far sweeter to the wooing air
The hidden violet of the spring.
—BAYARD TAYLOR.
And near the snow-drop’s tender white and green,
The violet in its screen.
—HENRY TIMROD.
Pale marguerites, that swayed with dainty grace
To every breeze, the violet’s sweet, shy face,