Their crowns above the freshly scented mould;
And quavering bells of snowdrops glimmer white,
In roadside garden; purple violets
Lurk mid their green leaves, heavy-eyed with dew,
Their fragrant perfume scattering on the Dawn.
The polyanthus in her velvet robe—
Yellow and russet—nestles by the side
Of proud auricula; the splendid stars
Of periwinkle—palest lavender—
Gleam from the ivied bank; ranunculus