White Swan

White Swan may refer to:

  • White Swan, Washington, a census-designated place in Yakima County, Washington
  • The White Swan, a 19th century establishment in London, England
  • Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack), a Russian bomber, nicknamed 'White Swan'
  • White Swan (prison), a maximum security prison in Solikamsk, Russia

Famous quotes containing the words white and/or swan:

    “In marble halls as white as milk,
    Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
    Within a fountain crystal-clear,
    A golden apple doth appear.
    No doors there are to this stronghold,
    Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. In marble walls as white as milk (Riddle: An Egg)

    “I have seen this swan and
    I have seen you; I have seen ambition without
    understanding in a variety of forms.”
    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)