Swan of Avon (The), or Sweet Swan of Avon
. Shakespeare is so
called by Ben Jonson because his home was on the Avon. (1564–1616.)
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.