A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

185. THE SUCCESSION OF THE FOUR SWEET MONTHS

     First, April, she with mellow showers
     Opens the way for early flowers;
     Then after her comes smiling May,
     In a more rich and sweet array;
     Next enters June, and brings us more
     Gems than those two that went before;
     Then, lastly, July comes, and she
     More wealth brings in than all those three.