It is not one swalowe that bryngeth in somer. Swalowes be a token of the begynnynge of somer, yet one swalowe is no sure token. So of al other thynges.
The English playwright and epigrammatist John Heywood circa circa also recorded the proverb in A dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the prouerbes in the englishe tongue compacte in a matter concernyng two maner of mariages :.
One swalow maketh not sommer. One swallow makes not a spring , nor one woodcock a winter. The earliest English versions of the proverb have summer and not spring probably because the former word, which goes back to Old English, was used in contradistinction to winter to denote the warmer half of the year. The expression summer and winter , also winter and summer , was used to mean all the year round. The noun spring in the sense of the season between winter and summer is first attested in the mid th century and is apparently from the spring of the year , in which spring meant the time of springing into existence.
Similarly, for example, the spring of the leaf denoted the time when trees begin to burst into leaf again , and the spring of the moon meant the increase of the moon. The original sense of the noun spring , attested in the early 9 th century, is the place where water wells up from an underground source , hence the figurative sense the origin of something. In the Italian and French versions of the proverb, the season is spring: — una rondine non fa primavera — une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps.
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He finds the swallow frozen to death and blames it for deceiving him. In some versions the young man also dies. A powerful novel of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I. Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes! Your guide to exceptional books. BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info and giveaways by email. Well-Known Expressions. Meaning: A single instance does not indicate a trend. Background: This expression is attributed to Aesop but it is not clear whether it and the related fable date back to Aesop or whether one or both are later additions.
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