WILD FLOWERS. 
In emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue and white 
^ Like sapphire, pearl, and rich embroidery, 
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act v. Scene 5. 
VIOLET. 
Oberon. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, 
Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows; 
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act ii. Scene 1. 
Dtcke. That strain again !—it had a dying fall: 
Oh, it came o’er my ear like the sweet south 
That breathes upon a bank of violets, 
Stealing and giving odour !— 
Twelfth Night, Act i. Scene 1. 
Pei'dita. . . . violets, dim, 
But sweeter than the lids of Juno’s eyes, 
Or Cytherea’s' breath; 
A Winter’s Tale, Act iv. Scene 3. 
Duchess. Welcome, my son: who are the violets now 
That strew the green lap of the new-come spring ? 
King Richard II., Act v. Scene 2. 
