the Swan of Avon

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• (the) Swan of Avon — the Swan of Avon [the Swan of Avon] a ↑nickname for William Shakespeare. It was invented by Ben Jonson in a poem he wrote in the ↑First Folio. The phrase refers to the ↑swans (= large white water birds with long necks) on the River …   Useful english dictionary

• (the) Swan Theatre — the Swan Theatre [the Swan Theatre] a small theatre in ↑Stratford upon Avon which was built in the 1980s for the ↑Royal Shakespeare Company. It is next to the company’s main theatre and was designed to be like the theatres of ↑Elizabethan and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Swan of Avon — a nickname for William Shakespeare. It was invented by Ben Jonson in a poem he wrote in the First Folio. The phrase refers to the swans (= large white water birds with long necks) on the River Avon at Stratford, where Shakespeare was born, and… …   Universalium

• Swan — (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swan goose — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swan shot — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Ugly Duckling — Le Vilain Petit Canard Le Vilain Petit Canard fut écrit par Hans Christian Andersen en juillet 1842, après l échec de la pièce de théâtre L Oiseau dans le poirier, qui fut sifflée à la première. Dans ce conte, Andersen a placé les principales… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Avon River (Western Australia) — Avon River Karte des Avon River DatenVorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ fehlt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Swan (rivière) — Swan (fleuve) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Swan (homonymie). Swan Perth et la rivière S …   Wikipédia en Français

• Swan View Tunnel — Swan View Tunnel, eastern end The Swan View Tunnel is a 340 m (1116 ft) railway tunnel located on the southern side of the Jane Brook valley at Swan View, Western Australia on the edge of the Darling Scarp. Currently inactive, due to… …   Wikipedia

• Swan View railway station, Perth — was a railway station of significance on the Eastern Railway in Western Australia. In all Working Timetables (WTT) during the operation of this line, the station was the point of control for the Swan View TunnelThe Bellevue to Chidlow railway… …   Wikipedia