Birds and flowers, or, Lays and lyrics of rural life (1873)
Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888, Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904 · London ; New York : T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 96
^. §^ … 90 THE WILD SPRING-CROCUS. Tlirougli meiTy England you might ride,—Tlirougli all its length from side to side,—Through lifty counties, nor have spiedThis flower so passing tair. But in these meadow^s it is growing. And now it is the early spiing;And see ! from out the kindly earthHow thousand…