"The martlet Builds in the weather on the outward wall, Even in the force and road of casualty."

"This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve, By his lov'd mansionry, that the heaven's breath Sme…"

"Do you know why swallows build in the eaves of houses? It is to listen to the stories."

"One swallow does not make spring."

"Una golondrina sola no hace verano."

"Down comes rain drop, bubble follows; On the house-top one by one Flock the synagogue of swallows, Met to vote that a…"

"But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day, The swallow felt the deepest grief, And longed to gi…"

"The swallow is come! The swallow is come! O, fair are the seasons, and light Are the days that she brings, With her d…"

"One swallowe proveth not that summer is neare."

"It's surely summer, for there's a swallow: Come one swallow, his mate will follow, The bird rare quicken and wheel an…"