For instance, use of the term swan-upping is always greeted with a smile in England. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 2] Reference
It turns out the swan is controlling a work hole with an infinite field effect. From Wordnik.com. [The Tail Section » My ‘Lost’ Duplicates Theory Lives!] Reference
During a lengthy set that leaned heavily on the band's 1995 major label swan song more > >. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com] Reference
Upper Ririe reservoir, north of St. Anthony Sand Dunes, the flats in swan valley are pretty good places. From Wordnik.com. [when do animals shed their antlers? I have never been shed hunting before but want to give it a try.] Reference
The reason I asked about the swan is that I've known a few state wildlife biologists personally throughout the years. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts on Lead Bans] Reference
The black swan is a native of Australia, and it is so common in that country, that it gives its name to the swan River. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally] Reference
I should just like to close this all too superficial review of one whose works we love by that-shall I call it swan son?. From Wordnik.com. [Kipling, The Poet of Empire] Reference
The swans pushed the rugs through the window with their strong, white wings, and made some more remarks in swan language. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Arden] Reference
It may be that the swan is paddling furiously below the surface of the water, but one does not have a sense of great urgency. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-26] Reference
The swan is a species of flamingo of a white color. From Wordnik.com. [Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala] Reference
The palms of each bore the mark called the swan's foot. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
"She went after breakfast to call her swan in the fort.". From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of Fort St. John] Reference
If the swan was a goose, Jewdwine had as good as said so. From Wordnik.com. [The Divine Fire] Reference
Always the swan is the most merriest bird in divinations. From Wordnik.com. [Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus] Reference
The swan was a huge white creature of his kind, with fiery eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of Fort St. John] Reference
Then he asked: "Would it be poetry to call a swan a Shakespeare?". From Wordnik.com. [The Slowcoach] Reference
I disagree that the swan was the station keeping the island hidden. From Wordnik.com. [LOSTCasts 57: Greatest Hits] Reference
"You constantly wonder if what you think is a swan is actually a duck," Ms Outhred says. From Wordnik.com. [Tiny Projector Enters the Big Show | Impact Lab] Reference
For example, Gómez's work includes a photo of a swan, which is floating peacefully on the water. From Wordnik.com. [Frozen Moments: The Photos Of Ricardo Gomez Jimenez] Reference
Initial contact with Ciraulo revealed he had killed a swan, which is protected in California, and eight geese. From Wordnik.com. [YubaNet.com] Reference
The sound box has a mica diaphragm and the tone arm is know as a swan neck as it does not articulate from the sound box A wooden. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Nigeria striker Martins joins Russian champions] Reference
I'll make you think your swan is a crow. From Wordnik.com. [The Sanchez Ghost] Reference
The previous champion was Lin Xan last named pronounced as "swan". From Wordnik.com. [Baptist General Convention director visits] Reference
For example the sea becomes the 'swan's road' or the 'whale's way.'. From Wordnik.com. [Old English Riddles - a thousand years of double entendre] Reference
So my guess is that this story will be a kind of swan song for the old media. From Wordnik.com. [The bigger MP scandal story « BuzzMachine] Reference
"The Japanese word suwan sounds like 'swan'," says Bunsho Kajiya, a Shogakukan director. From Wordnik.com. [If You Smoke, Don't Tell Dr. Abe] Reference
Not prouder than the swan is of the lake. From Wordnik.com. [Aurora Leigh] Reference
(Isn't there some cygnus Latin cognate in there, as in "swan"?). From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
So live as carefree as a swan which is zazening almost of its times. From Wordnik.com. Reference
You, my Giulio, would call a swan fat if the neck were not always on the stretch. ". From Wordnik.com. [Vittoria — Complete] Reference
The swan song from producers Simpson and Bruckheimer. From Wordnik.com. [Anticipating The Joys Of Summer] Reference
Each day you go without a puff, the swan turns a bit whiter. From Wordnik.com. [If You Smoke, Don't Tell Dr. Abe] Reference
And it would explain Ben Jonson's phrase "sweet swan of Avon.". From Wordnik.com. [WAS SHAKESPEARE A SHE?] Reference
She had two estates on the River Avon -- and her personal symbol was the swan. From Wordnik.com. [WAS SHAKESPEARE A SHE?] Reference
Sidney had an estate on the River Avon -- and her personal symbol was the swan. From Wordnik.com. [WAS THE BARD A WOMAN?] Reference
And it would explain Ben Jonson's First Folio eulogy to the "sweet swan of Avon.". From Wordnik.com. [WAS THE BARD A WOMAN?] Reference
The swan songs -- preferably in arenas packed with paying customers -- can come later. From Wordnik.com. ['To Finish On A High.'] Reference
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