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"It is a brig," said he, "and unless I am very greatly mistaken but no, it can't be and yet it must be too it surely is the Vestale." "It looks remarkably like her; but I can't make out confound those fellows! I wish they would stop firing. I can't make out the white ribbon round her sides," said I. "No, nor can I. And yet it is scarcely possible we can be mistaken.
We have seen the Vestale twice, and have had so good an opportunity to note her peculiarities of structure and equipment that we shall now know her again as far off as we can see her.
I might just as reasonably have suspected the Vestale herself of piracy; and that, I well knew, would be carrying my suspicions to the uttermost extremity of idiotic absurdity.
She added to her repertoire this season the rôles of Susanna in Mozart's great comic opera, Elvira in "Puritani," Adina in "L'Elisir d'Amore," and Giulia in Spontini's "Vestale." As Giulia she reached her high-water mark in tragedy, and as Adina in "L'Elisir" she was deliciously arch and fascinating.
Can you tell me which of the two brigs the Vestale or the Black Venus sailed first from the river?" "Wall, stranger, I'd like to help you all I could, I really would; but," with his hand wandering thoughtfully over his forehead, "I really can't for the life of me remember just now which of 'em it was."
In the midst of all these gaieties Wolfe never forgot the mother whom he thought 'a match for all the beauties. He sent her 'two black laced hoods and a vestale for the neck, such as the Queen of France wears. Nor did he forget the much humbler people who looked upon him as 'the soldier's friend. He tells his mother that his letters from Scotland have just arrived, and that 'the. women of the regiment take it into their heads to write to me sometimes. Here is one of their letters, marked on the outside, 'The Petition of Anne White': Collonnell, Being a True Noble-hearted Pittyful gentleman and Officer your Worship will excuse these few Lines concerning ye husband of ye undersigned, Sergt.
Jenny Lind has always regarded the character of Agatha as the keystone of her fame. From the night of this performance she was the declared favorite of the Swedish public, and continued for a year and a half the star of the opera of Stockholm, performing in "Euryanthe," "Robert le Diable," "La Vestale," of Spontini, and other operas.
I have not yet, however, stated what it was in connection with our encounter with the Vestale which served to fan my fantastic suspicions into flame anew, and, I may add too at the same time, mould them into a more definite shape than they had ever before taken. It was Richards' peculiar conduct and remarks.
Yet, though his talents began to be recognized, life was a trying struggle, and it is doubtful if he could have overcome the difficulties in his way when he was ready to produce "La Vestale," had he not enlisted the sympathies of the Empress Josephine, who loved music, and played the part of patroness as gracefully as she did all others.
And you may depend upon it, my good sir, that it is that identical craft that the Vestale is now seeking." "Ye-es, very likely quite possible," he replied hesitatingly, and evidently still labouring under the feeling of perplexity I had noticed.
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