BOOK VIII
THE AGE OF GOLD—1496-1497
'Tornerà l'età dell' oro
Cantiam tutti: "Viva il Moro!"'
Bellincioni.
[The Age of Gold shall brighten as of yore,
And all exulting sing, 'Long live the Moor!']
I
Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, sat in her boudoir writing a letter to her sister Isabella, wife of the Marchese Francesco Gonzaga, lord of Mantua:—