[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry | ||
MODESTY.
BLUE VIOLET.
The violet droops its soft and bashful brow,But, from its heart, sweet incense fills the air;—
So rich within—so pure without—art thou,
With modest mien and soul of virtue rare.
[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry | ||