 | Powys-land Club - 1898 - 410 pagine
..." F. for Francis, /. for Chances, If. for Nicholas, /. for tickle us, S. for Sammy the salt box." " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in June, Is not a whit too soou ; A swarm of bees July Is not worth a butterfly." ". The cuckoo... | |
 | 1868 - 202 pagine
...forth their tiibes, and the bees begin to swarm and rally round their queen. There is an old sayiug, ' A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay/ which means, that ttie sooner bfes swarm, the sooner and the better will be their honey. 74 THE CHILDREN'S... | |
 | Anonymous - 1868 - 602 pagine
...James's day is past and gone, There may be hops, or there may be none 'I ' Or what bee-master,' that ' A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay, But a swarm in July is not worth a fly ?' Or what epicure would act in .contravention of the adage... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - 1868 - 288 pagine
...they may just as well go to work — I ain't a-going to let 'em swarm this time of year. " ' A swarm in May Is worth a load of hay. A swarm in June Isn't worth a spoon. A swarm in July,— Let 'em fly !' " "Yes," -said Mrs. de Peyster, "and " ' A... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - 1868 - 302 pagine
...they may just as well go to work — I ain't a-going to let 'em swarm this time of year. ' A swarm in May Is worth a load of hay. A swarm in June Isn't worth a spoon. A swarm in July, — Let 'em fly ! '" The children laughed and clapped their hands.... | |
 | 1868 - 600 pagine
...James's day is past and gone, There may be hops, or there may be none ? ' Or what bee-master, that ' A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay, But a swarm in July is not worth a fly ? ' Or what epicure would act in contravention of the adage... | |
 | 1868 - 624 pagine
...James's day is past and gone, There may be hops, or there may be none ?' Or what bee-master, that ' A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay, But a swarm in July is not worth a fly ?' Or what epicure would act in contravention of the adage that'... | |
 | Charles Cowden Clarke - 1869 - 406 pagine
...before ten in the morning, or later than three in the afternoon. An old proverb says : — "'A swarm in May, Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm in June, Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm in July, Is not worth a fly :' " Because, in the last month, the flowers from which they... | |
 | 1869 - 254 pagine
...Tommy Snooks to Bessy Brooks, " To-morrow will be Monday." A sunshiny shower Won't last half an hour. 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. At Dover Dwells... | |
 | Old nursery songs - 1869 - 348 pagine
...hopp'd she, Twice so merrily hopp'd she, Thrice so merrily hopp'd she, Heigh 0 ! heigh 0 ! heigh 0 ! SWARM of Bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in Jnne Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly. SI was going... | |
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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. 
