J ULY ED ITED BY OS CAR FAY ADA M S H IG H midsumm er has come m ds mm er m ute , i u h Of son r c to sce ntand si t. g , but i h g Th e sun 15 h l h m h eaven th e ski es are r g , b ight And full to blessednws. M R R Lxm s O IS. Tlze Ode a/L zfir. BOSTON D L O T H R P A N D M P A N Y . O C O F RA N KLI N AN D H AW LEY STR E ETS om m e nt 1 886 BY C , , R P AN D O P . D . LOT H O C M A N Y CO M POS I T ION A N D E LE CTROTYPI NG BY ' l . M T T N A D M P N Y . C. A OO N CO A P RE FAC E . OF the summer months July has always been the r r r of one most favo ed of the poets , who have neve ti ed It i s fioodtide singing the praises of midsummer. the of r. Th e fr s of r m m r the yea eshnes ea ly su e has passed , it is true but what June promised July fulfils . Not yet has com e the chill at eventide that in late summer hints o r faintly, but n ne the less su ely, of autumn and the Th e rook are not r i e r fading leaf . b s yet d ied n th i “ ” rs s . It n o ar s cou e is the time whe lilies bl w, the h ve t m r L k is near at hand, and it is high midsu me . i e its r ss rs i n s r ul m to p edece o thi se ies , 7 y lays no clai ex h austi ve presentation of the subject !but that a fai rly complete picture of m idsummer is gi ven in its pages r r the edito is quite su e . A M rs. W t n R i r lice elling o ollins , whose nf equent o m er e r m p e s nev fail to pl ase , cont ibutes to this volu e “ ” ’ o r In . M ss H G r a n table ly ic, July i elen ay Cone s “ ” o A N M r m e . N w s nnet , July oon , and Ja s e ton M at ’ “ ” i n W k thews July the est , have li ewise been gener usl o y contributed . i v P RE FACE . D . L C a knowl Messrs . othrop and ompany gratefully c i a r r r r ub edge, this place , the cou tesy of thei b othe p li sh e rs r r r r in ega d to many copy ight poems here p inted . C B D G E M . ne 2 1886. AM RI , ASS , Ju 3, C O N T E N T S . 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