John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6080 Thomas Hood 1799-1845 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6080 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Hood (1799–1845) |
| QUOTATION: | There’s a double beauty whenever a swan Swims on a lake with her double thereon. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Her Honeymoon. |
| Note 1. See Wordsworth, page 474: The swan on still St. Mary’s lake Float double, swan and shadow! [back] |