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 Again the violet of our early days
 Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun,
  And kindles into read more 
 Again the violet of our early days
 Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun,
  And kindles into fragrance at his blaze. 
 The violets prattle and titter,
 And gaze on the stars high above.  
 The violets prattle and titter,
 And gaze on the stars high above. 
 Steals timidly away,
 Shrinking as violets do in summer's ray.  
 Steals timidly away,
 Shrinking as violets do in summer's ray. 
 Who are the violets now
 That strew the green lap of the new-come spring?  
 Who are the violets now
 That strew the green lap of the new-come spring? 
 Surely as cometh the Winter, I know
 There are Spring violets under the snow.  
 Surely as cometh the Winter, I know
 There are Spring violets under the snow. 
 Welcome, maids of honor,
 You doe bring
  In the spring,
   And wait upon her.  
 Welcome, maids of honor,
 You doe bring
  In the spring,
   And wait upon her. 
 Cold blows the wind against the hill,
 And cold upon the plain;
  I sit me by the read more 
 Cold blows the wind against the hill,
 And cold upon the plain;
  I sit me by the bank, until
   The violets come again. 
 Early violets blue and white
 Dying for their love of light.  
 Early violets blue and white
 Dying for their love of light.