“As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made. Richard Barnfield
“For May wol have no slogardie anyght. The sesoun priketh every gentil herte, And maketh hym out of his slep to sterte. Geoffrey Chaucer
“All ye that be lovers call unto your remembrance the month of May, like as did Queen Guenever, for whom I make here a little mention, that while she lived she was a true lover, and therefore she had a good end.Sir Thomas Malory
“Whan that the month of May Is comen, and that I here the foules synge, And that the floures gynnen for to sprynge, Farewel my bok, and my devocioun! Geoffrey Chaucer