I think if the angels in heaven were ever to make love to one another they would choose for their purpose some such perfection of speech as Dante-for I knew the singer to be Dante a little later-found for his sonnets and Canzone.
"The God of Love"
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Montini, as Camillo, enjoyed a warm reception; but as he advanced to deliver his Canzone, it was seen that he and Rocco interchanged glances of desperate resignation.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
Some one mentioned a Tuscan popular Canzone.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith