1792 H. Cowley iii. i. 35 Here is a sweet woman who pines and sighs till she puts one in mind of a myrtle blossom, all paleness and fragrance.
1817 P. B. Shelley iii. xxxiv. 74 The myrtle blossoms starring the dim grove.
1874 31 Jan. 149/2 If we had had violets, we should not have had oleanders nor myrtle-blossoms.