Risifi's Daughter

Risifi's Daughter by Anna Katharine Green is a play about Osaldi and Giovanni, a pair of fine young friends who have lost their fortune to time. Excerpt: «OSALDI. Ay, ay, ay, ay, A smooth, soft message, but it breaks my heart. My fame? Great heavens! My deserts? Ye powers! They are most weighty. Had we owned more gold, Methinks we then had seen a miracle, Since what had made all other scales weigh down Had tossed this up in air. Ah, well, the world Speaks suavely in this answer of Rigoli. ZENO. My lord, a five year hence the Count Rigoli Will think himself much honored if he gain So much as late admission to Osaldi.»