Possible Clues:

• '— the season ...'
• "Whether __ nobler ...": Hamlet
• '___ the season...'
• Old-fashioned contraction
• Third word of "America"
• 'My country, ___ of thee...'
• "My country, ___ of thee"
• Follow-up to 'Angela's Ashes'
• The season opener?
• "___ the season to be jolly ..."