The whole movement of the poem is between the mourner and the mourned: it may be called one long soliloquy; but it has this mark of greatness, that, though the singer is himself a large part of the subject, it never degenerates into egotism for he speaks typically on behalf of humanity at large, and in his own name, like Dante on his mystic journey, teaches deep lessons of life and conscience to us all.

In the early part of the narrative, Dr. Greendale dies, and Penelope is removed from Smatterton to London, where she is to be brought out as a singer, under the patronage of the Countess of Smatterton, and Spoonbill is first struck with her charms, and resolves to frustrate his absent rival.

Seldom, indeed, would she indulge in the pleasure of vocal music, but when she did, as was sometimes the case to please the Countess of Smatterton, her ladyship, who was a most excellent judge, used invariably to pronounce Miss Primrose as the finest and purest singer that she had ever heard.

They consist of seven little songs for little people, set to music on small-sized paper, so that the little singer may hold the song after the orchestra fashion, without hiding her smiles.

Here Tetrazzini turns street singer and Jan Kubelik is a wandering minstrel enchanting crowds at Lotta's Fountain under Christmas eve stars.

The boys have a little black and tan dog which Culyer gave them, and M.'s bird is a fine singer.

Would I really make a singer?

"I suppose you never knew it," she said to us, "for I took pains not to let it disturb you, but that child has notes in her voice about two stories higher than any operer prymer donner that I ever heard, an' I've heard lots of 'em, for I used to go into the top gallery of the operer as often as into the theayter; an' if any operer singer ever heard them high notes of Corinne's,

" "But, my poor Pomona," said Euphemia, "you don't suppose that little child could be of any use to an opera singer; at least, not for years and years.

Above the chattering of the sparrows and the rustle of the wind in the trees, Rafael could hear the sound of a pianothe keys barely touched by the player's fingersand a soft, timid voice, as if the song were meant for the singer alone.

The wildest Italian singer or dancer, nursed on nothing but excitement from her cradle, never was more thoroughly possessed by the awful and solemn mystery of woman's life than this Puritan girl.

Calvert could not see the singer, but the young voice floated downward, reminding him of his own boyish voice.

SEE Johnson, Burges, comp. GROSS, PEGGY M. Singer of the wilderness.

The wilderness singer.

Torch singer, by Charles Grant, pseud.

Including the Winston simplified dictionary, edited by William D. Lewis & Edgar A. Singer.

The a cappella singer, mixed voices; a collection of motets, madrigals, chansons, carols, ayres, ballets.

The a cappella singer, mixed voices.

By William Dodge Lewis & Edgar A. Singer.

Edited by William Dodge Lewis & Edgar A. Singer.

I shall be the only singer; 2d.

Suddenly Father Bambini turned toward his scholar: "You see," said he, "all these people who have their carriages, their liveried lackeys and their fine clothes; well, the day will come when they will be only too glad to hear you, and they will envy you because you are so great a singer.

"My friend," added Nourrit, "it was I who cast my vote for you: to my mind, you are an incomparable singer.

When the singer offered his services at the Opera Comique-then Salle Vantadourhe was told that his voice was hollow, that it had no carrying power.

He was more than a singer; he had that nameless quality, which is not taught in any school and which marks a personality; a tone of which nothing, before or since, has given me the least idea.