Down in a greend & shady bed A modest violet grew It’s stalks was bent, it hung it’s head As if to hide from view. And yet it was a lovely flower It’s colors bright & fair It might have graced a rosy bower Instead of hiding there. Then let me to the vally go This pretty flower to see That I may also learn to grow In sweet humility.

Bolton & Co. Verse:: 31
Full Text: Down in a greend & shady bed A modest violet grew It’s stalks was bent, it hung it’s head As if to hide from view. And yet it was a lovely flower It’s colors bright & fair It might have graced a rosy bower Instead of hiding there. Then let me to the vally go This pretty flower to see That I may also learn to grow In sweet humility.
Listed on Page Number: 259
Sampler Worked By: Francis Rebecca Cooke
Date of Sampler: c1810
Place Sampler Made: Schenectady, NY
Sampler Listed on Page: 142
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Taylor, Jane (1783-1824). “The Violet” Original Poems for infant minds. London 1804. xhttps://archive.org/details/originalpoemsfor00tayl/page/164/mode/2up?q=Violet
Notes: Jane Taylor and her sister, Ann Taylor were two of the earliest known children poets. Jane Taylor wrote the poem, "The Star" which we know today as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".