Original Poetry.
. ■' ' ’ satanella. • ■ When Michael Balfe, with magic art, Bid lovely .Satanella start . 8*11)1 aot the. demon’s part j „ v ..,‘, ''ln'Naming lyric play,. He little dreamed that o’er -the maid ; ■’ A queen of melody should reign— . »..<! The perfect offspring of his brain—- . ; He kns.w not Alice May. How those expressive feature move ‘ The eagle now, and then the dove ; Each heart must feel “The Power of Lovo’C , ' Whilst listening to ihat'lay. I When those sweet notes' to heaven up-swell; The fiends cannot. the apell.r.vc ,We see an angel conquer hell. . f ••. r._ : 'j Forgetting Aligo Thy lovers, Music, must'admire Italia’s daughters of the lytg, , : :With dark pyesgashing,Cupid’s fire.:, • • v- : , i In lyric drama they Stand foremost; but for winning grace, Dramatic power, expressive face, And rich-toned voice, a leading place We claim for Alice May. T. B Dunedin, March 28.
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Evening Star, Issue 3463, 28 March 1874, Page 2
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140Original Poetry. Evening Star, Issue 3463, 28 March 1874, Page 2
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