One swallow does not make a summer

(bird close to roof, gate shut)

(with woven name: Frederic Hill)

{image of a swallow
in the cloud just
above the cottage roof
with garden gate closed}

' ONE SWALLOW DOES
NOT MAKE A SUMMER '
THAT IS CLEAR,
BUT WITHIN A HOUSE
TO FIND,
ONE CHEERFUL FACE
AND KIND,
ONE TEMPER ALWAYS
SWEET,
ONE HEART IN LOVE
COMPLETE,
MAKES SUMMER ALL
THE YEAR.
FREDERIC HILL

{image of cat asleep
in front of an open fire}

Of bookmark: 20.4cm deep by 5.1cm wide

There are recorded three versions of this bookmark title:
The first, cash-bm0470 on this site, is the longer of the three, and has the swallow in a seperate " box of ivy " above the house.
The second version, cash-bm0271 on this site, is identical to this first version, except for the addition of the name " FREDERIC HILL " which is woven just below the verse.
The third version is shown above, and this has the swallow in a cloud just above the cottage roof. It also has the woven Frederic Hill name just below the verse.

This bookmark is recorded in the CASH'S 1995 Sales Catalogue with number 116, as part of their ROMANTIC collection.

This page was created on 2 April 2019
image replaced with improved version 20 October 2019

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Catalogue Number:-	Reference Number:-	The Bookmark Society Number:-
not yet allocated	Cash-bm0471	267