Quote#Wisdom
It is the month of June
Quote byNathaniel Parker Willis · 1806–1867
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919), The Month of June.
English (original)
It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes, And pleasant scents the noses.
— Nathaniel Parker Willis
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