. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Wild-Flower Study 515. The Long-spurred violet. Color offlotvers, pale lavender* PhoLo by Verne Morton. THE VIOLET Teacher's Story It is interesting to note the flowers which have impinged upon the imagination of the poets; the violet more than most flowers has been loved b)' them, and they have sung in varied strains of its fragrance and lowliness. Browning says: "Such a starved bank of moss, 'Till that May morn, Blue ran the flash across; Violets were ; And Wordsworth
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Wild-Flower Study 515. The Long-spurred violet. Color offlotvers, pale lavender* PhoLo by Verne Morton. THE VIOLET Teacher's Story It is interesting to note the flowers which have impinged upon the imagination of the poets; the violet more than most flowers has been loved b)' them, and they have sung in varied strains of its fragrance and lowliness. Browning says: "Such a starved bank of moss, 'Till that May morn, Blue ran the flash across; Violets were ; And Wordsworth sings: "A violet by a mossy stone, Half hidden from the eye; Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the ; And Barry Cornwall declares that the violet "Stands first with most, but always with the ; But Shakespeare's tribute is the most glowing of all, since the charms of both the goddesses of beauty and of love are made to pay tribute to it: "Violets dim, but sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes, or Cytherea's ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Publishing Company
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