My people!

Citizens. Live Rienzi—live our Tribune!

CLAUDIA'S LAMENT FOR HER HUMBLE HOME.

Mine own dear home!

Father, I love not this new state; these halls,

Where comfort dies in vastness; these trim maids,

Whose service wearies me. Oh! mine old home!

My quiet, pleasant chamber, with the myrtle

Woven round the casement; and the cedar by,

Shading the sun; my garden overgrown