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and "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Shed thou a tear of sorrow).
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Preceding the first of these, and also between the two, are dramatic recitatives, in which the flute, possibly introduced merely for musical effect, yet, with its clear, limpid notes, by no means untypical of Lucy's pure and spiritual personality, is prominent in the instrumental part of the score. Upon a brilliant phrase of vocalization, like "Yet shall we meet, dear Edgar, before the altar,"
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Qui ricovriamo, Edgardo, a piè dell'ara
it follows with this phrase: