Requires—a festival; and it must be

Thy bridal!

Vit. Procida!

Pro. Nay, start not thus.

’Tis no hard task to bind your raven hair

With festal garlands, and to bid the song

Rise, and the wine-cup mantle. No—nor yet

To meet your suitor at the glittering shrine,

Where death, not love, awaits him!

Vit. Can my soul