"Out of ten mays ye'll give me the best," A little rain in the mill-water; A bed of yellow straw for all the rest, A bed of gold for the king's daughter.
"Poems & Ballads (First Series)"
Algernon Charles Swinburne
But if you will write out a little book of mays and maynots, I will learn it by heart.
"The Flight of the Shadow"
George MacDonald
"I was down in the mays and they were actually running with the boats-they seemed quite keen on going up.
"The Wooden Horse"
Hugh Walpole