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There glowed the rose, the flowering rush, the violet's deep blue,
Satyricon 2007
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Like her, the General had prayed and hoped for the violet's return, and now it had come and it would surely blossom more gloriously than ever before.
Sharpe's Waterloo Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1990
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And the dew-drop hangs clear on the violet's breast,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various
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There glowed the rose, the flowering rush, the violet's deep blue,
The Satyricon — Complete 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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To die before the snow-drop came, and now the violet's here.
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His sentiment and romance were of the old-time rural type, and I am certain he longed to quote, "The rose is red, the violet's blue."
Stage Confidences Clara Morris
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There glowed the rose, the flowering rush, the violet's deep blue,
The Satyricon — Volume 05: Crotona Affairs 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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What does the poet say the violet's "early smile" has often done for him?
The Elson Readers, Book 5 Christine M. Keck
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Fair as the violet's waking, swift as the snows in flood,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28 Various
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Spring from perfection's heart shall pluck her buds, and set such gloss on Nature she may laud her old self in one violet's requiem!
Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet Olive Tilford Dargan 1918
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