Sweet Singer of the Temple, George Herbert, author of a poem called The Temple (1593-1633).
Sweno, son of the king of Denmark. While bringing succors to Godfrey, he was attacked in the night by Solyman, at the head of an army of Arabs, and himself and all his followers were left dead on the field. Sweno was buried in a marble sepulchre, which appeared miraculously on the field of battle, expressly for his interment (bk. viii.).--Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered (1575).
This is a very parallel case to that of Rhesus. This Thracian prince was on his march to Troy, bringing succors to Priam, but Ulysses and Diomed attacked him at night, slew Rhesus and his army, and carried off all the horses.--Homer, Iliad, x.
Swertha, housekeeper of the elder Mertoun (formerly a pirate).--Sir W. Scott, The Pirate (time, William III.).
Swidger (William), custodian of a college. His wife was Milly, and his father, Philip. Mr. Swidger was a great talker, and generally began with, “That’s what I say,” à propos of nothing.--C. Dickens, The Haunted Man (1848).
Swimmers. Leander used to swim across the Hellespont every night to visit Hero.--Musæus, De Amore Herois et Leandri.
Lord Byron and Lieutenant Ekenhead accomplished the same feat in 1 hr., 10 min., the distance (allowing for drifting) being four miles.
A young native of St. Croix, in 1817, swam over the Sound “from Cronenburgh [? Cronberg] to Graves” in 2 hrs., 40 min., the distance being six English miles.
Captain Boynton, in May, 1875, swam or floated across the channel from Grisnez to Fan Bay (Kent) in 23 hrs.
Captain Webb, August 24, 1875, swam from Dover to Calais, a distance of about thirty miles including drift, in 22 hrs., 40 min.