 | 1820 - 496 pagine
...!CS[ corn t omc ofl'blue b; 90. 81. 22. 23. 366 35. " Dry A«»tand warm, doth harvest no harm." i S6. "If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year." 37. "September, blow soft, Till the fruit's in the loft." 28. "Good October, a good blast, To blow... | |
 | 1822 - 440 pagine
...tempest, good July, lest corn come off blue by. 35. Dry August and warm, doth harvest no harm. 36. If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. ST. September, blow soft, till the fruit's in the loft. 38. Good October, a good blast, To blow the... | |
 | Thomas Forster - 1823 - 490 pagine
...Visitation. No tempest, good July, lest corn come off blue by. Dry August and warm, doth harvest no harm. If the twentyfourth of August be fair and clear,* Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. September, blow soft, 'till the fruit's in the loft. Good October, a good blast, To blow the hog acorn... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pagine
...Bishop and Confessor. St. Irchard Bishop and Confessor. © rises at jv. Stf. nnd sets at vti. V. Tf the twentyfourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous harvest that year. Dry August and warm does harvest no harm. ' Prorerbi. COELUM. — This is about... | |
 | 1832 - 428 pagine
...such a death." Wednesday, August 24. St. Bartholomew. High Water 36m aft 2 M&rning-$5m aft 2 After, If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous harvest that year. Dry August and warm does harvest no harm. St. Bartho!«mew brings the cold dew.... | |
 | Henry Stephens - 1852 - 828 pagine
...proverhs extant, connected with the months of autumn : — Dry August and warm, doth harvest no harm. If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. September, blow soft, till the fruit's in the loft. Good October, a good blast, To blow the hog, acorn... | |
 | Henry Stephens - 1853 - 854 pagine
...proverbs extant, connected with the months of autumn :— Dry August and warm, doth harvest no harm. If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. September, blow soft, till the fruit's in the loft. Good October, a good blast, To blow the hog, acorn... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1857 - 274 pagine
...till. . No tempest, good July, lest corn come off blue by. Dry August and warm, doth harvest no harm. If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. September, blow soft, 'till the fruit's in the loft. A Michselmas rot comes ne'er in the pot. Good... | |
 | William Tegg - 1875 - 136 pagine
...belongs there till. Till St. James's day be come and gone, You may have hops, or you may have none. If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. When a musician has forgot his note, He makes as though a crumb stuck in his throat. Nothing more smooth... | |
 | Andrew Henderson - 1876 - 242 pagine
...will rain mair or less for four weeks together. After Lammas corn ripens as much by night as by day. If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. DRY AND WET. A dry simmer ne'er made a dry peck. Drouth ne'er bred dearth. Under water dearth ; under... | |
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If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear, Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year. 
