Henry Wotton Quote

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are you when the rose is blown?

The elements of architecture: A facsimile reprint of the first edition (London, 1624) (ed. 1624)

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are ...

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are ...

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are ...

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are ...