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Show 394 THE CODE OF TERPSICHORE. cipates future felicity. He has already perceived his adored wife, but endeavours to suppress the agitation which the sight of her occasions in his breast. Orsano alone beholds the new comer with regret, he fears lest he should prove an obstacle to his designs. His companions participate in his forebodings. Vivaldi offers his services to the state, and devotes himself unreservedly, by an oath, to its welfare. The Doge, in the name of the senate, thanks him, and Vivaldi (as Fernando) is already regarded, on account of his talents, his virtues and his courage, as the support of Venice. Happiness begins to dawn anew in his bosom. The Doge seats him at his own side; Vivaldi darts from time to time secret glances at his beloved Rosamond, whose grief no object can allay. The feast begins, national dances are performed by the Venetians, the Spaniards, and the Moors. The Divertissement terminates by a general finale, in which the variety of the steps and attitudes peculiar to each nation in the joyful moments of the dance is portrayed. The Doge, his daughter, Vivaldi, all the senators, &c. then retire in procession, and the people accompany them in measured march. ACT II. Armoury in the Arsenal. SPANISH warriors, dispersed over the stage, are awaiting the orders of their general. Vivaldi appears, he is apparently engaged in his plans and in the employment that he holds. He orders one of his officers to intimate to Alfieri that he wishes to converse with him. He desires |
