Lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) Quotes. Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922

Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.

Lilac (Syringa Vulgaris)


The lilac spread Odorous essence. Jean Ingelow—Laurance. Pt. III.	1
Go down to Kew in lilac-time, in lilac-time, in lilac-time; Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn’t far from London). And you shall wander hand in hand with love in summer’s wonderland; Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn’t far from London). Alfred Noyes—The Barrel Organ.	2
I am thinking of the lilac-trees, That shook their purple plumes, And when the sash was open, Shed fragrance through the room. Mrs. Anna S. Stephens—The Old Apple-Tree.	3
The purple clusters load the lilac-bushes. Amelia B. Welby—Hopeless Love.	4
When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom’d, And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night, I mourn’d—and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring. Walt Whitman—When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom’d. I. Leaves of Grass.	5
With every leaf a miracle … and from this bush in the door-yard, With delicate-colour’d blossoms, and heart-shaped leaves of rich green A sprig, with its flower, I break. Walt Whitman—When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom’d. III. Leaves of Grass.	6