Project Gutenberg 2013-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 219 Allen, Willis Boyd 1855 1938 09025759 The Violet Book Produced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Violet Book" by Willis Boyd Allen is a collection of poetry written in the early 20th century. This anthology celebrates the beauty and symbolism of violets, featuring a range of poems from various authors that highlight the flower's significance in literature and nature. Through its verses, it seeks to evoke emotions associated with nostalgia, love, and the gentle beauty of spring. The opening of the book introduces the theme of violets as a favored subject among poets, discussing how these humble flowers have inspired both famous and lesser-known literary figures throughout history. The text includes quotations and highlights notable lines from poets like William Shakespeare and Robert Browning, illustrating the historical affection for violets in poetic expressions of love and nature. Furthermore, the preface establishes the compiler’s appreciation for collecting these poetic treasures from various sources, inviting readers to explore how violets serve as a metaphor for deeper emotional experiences tied to love and memory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42134/42134-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Violets -- Poetry PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 238573 2025-06-17T06:39:49.043201 text/html 231473 2013-02-19T11:20:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 172364 2025-06-17T06:39:56.377657 application/epub+zip 173531 2025-06-17T06:39:50.578172 application/epub+zip 125094 2025-06-17T06:39:49.693177 application/epub+zip 269694 2025-06-17T06:39:59.773609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230353 2025-06-17T06:39:55.645637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182417 2022-09-19T09:19:10.234944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131148 2025-06-17T06:39:47.981199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131157 2013-02-19T11:20:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 15949 2025-06-17T06:39:59.933621 application/rdf+xml 28517 2025-06-17T06:39:49.817174 image/jpeg 4324 2025-06-17T06:39:49.756171 image/jpeg 158162 2025-06-17T06:39:49.065237 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog