Loredano.
Who hath wronged the state.
Teresa.
No—no! ye do mistake—he never did!
Know ye of whom ye speak? ’Tis Veniero,
The patriot, the patrician! He do wrong?
Why—not a peasant who e’er shared his bounty,
Would not repel the charge! I’ve seen him list
With pitying, tearful eye the beggar’s tale,
Whose heart was gladdened by his sympathy!