"Calve" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... singing the florid roles of opera, has so gained in volume of voice and breadth of style as to warrant her devoting these acquisitions to characters requiring more dramatic force than was needed, or could be utilized, in coloratura roles. Mlle. Emma Calve, Mesdames Lilli Lehmann and Nordica, are notable examples of this. Each of these distinguished artists began her career by singing what are known as "Princess" roles, before successfully portraying Carmen or ...
— Style in Singing • W. E. Haslam
... in; Lhude sing, cuccu! Groweth sed and bloweth med And springth the wde nu. Sing, cuccu! Awe bleteth after lomb, Lhouth after calve cu. Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth; Murie sing, cuccu! Cuccu, cuccu, Wel singes thu, cuccu; Ne swik thu ...
— A History of English Literature • Robert Huntington Fletcher
... There are endless dinners that night, and Mrs. Crutchby's concert with Calve, and the ball. People will only run in and say something silly ...
— The Woman With The Fan • Robert Hichens |
