The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities - Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts by Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks
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If Mildew now blasts English Grain,
'Twill make poor Husbandmen complain. _August._ But if from Blasting it be free, The Farmers then should thankful be. _September._ The Leaves from Trees now fall away, And sweetest Flowers do decay. _October._ If Barns are full, though Fields be empty, It doth prognosticate a plenty. _November._ One day this Month each Fruitful year, Give thanks to GOD, and Eat good chear. _December._ The Weather now 'gins to be cold, Which makes to shrink both young and old. * * * * * |
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