I Puritani [libretto] by Vincenzo Bellini

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Excerpt from I Puritani: A Grand Opera in Three ActsElmra, the daughter of Lord Walton, governor Of the fortress, is in love with Lord Arthur Talbot, a Cavalier ln the service Of the King. Before the action Of the Opera commences, the hand Of Elvira has been promised to Sir Richard Forth, a Puritan, and Colonel in the Parliamen tary army; oppressed with grief, the maiden supposes her doom is sealed, when, to her grear joy, Str George Walton, (brother to the governor, ) brings her word, show more through his intercession her father had relented, and that Arthur was to be admitted into the fortress, that their nuptials, might be celebrated with due Splendor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show less