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Barbauld, Anna Laetitia (1743-1825)

The Snowdrop

Already the Snowdrop dares appear,
The first pale blossom of th' unripen'd year;
As Flora's breath, by some transforming power,
Had chang'd an icicle into a flower,
Its name and hue the scentless plant retains,
And winter lingers in its icy veins.

(Quelle http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk/diaryjan05.html)