The Poetry Corner

Nursery Rhyme. XCIV. Proverbs.

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[The following is quoted in Miege's 'Great French Dictionary,' fol. Lond. 1687, 2d part.] A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.