But this axis points toward the constellation cygnus, and Alpha Cygni is the bright star nearest the north pole of Mars.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
King cygnus, in the very act of being metamorphosed into a swan, on the other!
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft
It would be so apropos, you know; a swan, and a canal, and king cygnus!
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft