ἔοικε δὲ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ περιιόντος οἷον γῆρας εἶναι τὸ φθινόπωρον· οὔπω γὰρ ἥκει τὸ ὑγρόν, οὐκέτι δὲ τὸ θερμὸν ἔρρωταιPlutarch, Moralia, VIII.736. My translation.
And as the year revolves, late autumn is like old age; for the wet season has not arrived, and the warm season is no longer strong