 | The triumph of music |  |
Now folding his Venusia in his arms,
Gazing, in breathless transport, on her charms,
Manfredi, in an agony of bliss,
Now showed, by many a tear-attended kiss,
How high he rates the gem, his arms enclose,
Which o'er his rescued life new radiance throws:
So strong the father in his frame appears,
The words, that he attempts, all turn to joyous tears.
Gazing, in breathless transport, on her charms,
Manfredi, in an agony of bliss,
Now showed, by many a tear-attended kiss,
How high he rates the gem, his arms enclose,
Which o'er his rescued life new radiance throws:
So strong the father in his frame appears,
The words, that he attempts, all turn to joyous tears.
| The triumph of music | |