Poor Robin's Almanack

August 2

Poor Robin was an English 17th and 18th-century satirical almanac series, appearing as Poor Robin's Almanack from 1663.Authorship is generally attributed to William Winstanley, with new editions coming out periodically for the next two decades both in England and in the colonies.

"Now trees their leafy hats do bare,
To reverence Winter's silver hair;
A handsome hostess, merry host,
A pot of ale now and a toast,
Tobacco and a good coal fire,
Are things this season doth require."

-- From "Poor Robin's Almanack," 1684.