"Swim" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... a Coracle that braves On Vaga's breast the fretful waves, This shell upon the deep would swim, And gaily lift its fearless brim Above the tossing surge. ...
— The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. II. • William Wordsworth
... are, in brief, the vistas That swim before my ken; So tell the Carranzistas To up and act like men; And say the money's coming on, but do ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917 • Various
... pride, five medals of the Royal Humane Society, awarded for saving life in cases of danger from drowning. The wearer was a Professor of Natation, and told me that, among his pupils, he had an old lady sixty-seven years of age, who had just commenced, and was able to swim some twenty yards already. The brave old lady's example may do good; though it is to be hoped that she may not, at her time of life, be compelled to exert her art ...
— Mystic London: - or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis • Charles Maurice Davies
... strange that occasionally a boy may be found who has never taken the trouble to learn how to swim. In the country this is a rare occurrence; which would make the neglect of such an athletic fellow ...
— The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing - Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics • John Luther Langworthy
... of Mr. Elford, he extended his speculations. For some few years my time passed merrily away. Under the tuition of my father, I gained health, strength, and intrepidity; and was taught to sip ale, eat hung beef, ride like a hero, climb trees, run, jump, and swim; that, as he said, I might face the world without fear. I grew strong of muscle, and my thews and sinews became alert and elastic in the execution ...
— The Adventures of Hugh Trevor • Thomas Holcroft
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