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It might have graced a rosy bower,

Instead of hiding there.

Yet thus it was content to bloom,

In modest tint arrayed;

And there diffused a sweat perfume,

Within the silent shade.

Then let me to the valley go

This pretty flower to see;

That I may also learn to grow

In sweet humility.
by Jane Taylor

9.1. Match the words with their meanings.

a. modest i. pale or faint colouring

b. bower ii. spread over in air

c. content iii. shady, leafy shelter
d. tint iv. Moderate in size/ not very
big or small

e. arrayed v. humbleness / politeness

f. diffused vi. happy / satisfied
g. humility vii. wrapped up / clothed

9.2. Answer the following questions.

a. Where did the violet grow?

b. How was the stalk and head of the flower?

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