JULY
Ancient Cornish name:
Miz-gorepham, head of the summer month.
Jewel for the month: Ruby. Discovers poison.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
'Twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
In my nostrils the summer wind
Blows the exquisite scent of the rose:
Oh! for the golden, golden wind,
Breaking the buds as it goes!
Breaking the buds and bending the grass,
And spilling the scent of the rose.
Aldrich.