Porzia!
Porzia.
Nay!
And yet to have you leave me—
Ere any nuptial night has hung our couch,
Ere I have lain beside you in the dark
And like Madonna dreamed of motherhood!
Ah, ah, I cannot!...
Rizzio (with a thought).
Then—listen to me.
Porzia!
Porzia.
Nay!
And yet to have you leave me—
Ere any nuptial night has hung our couch,
Ere I have lain beside you in the dark
And like Madonna dreamed of motherhood!
Ah, ah, I cannot!...
Rizzio (with a thought).
Then—listen to me.