. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . knows not fear or doubt!No child of earth that bliss can measureWho doth not dwell in faith devout!Rest thee with me! Ortrud warns Elsa against trustingher husband too blindly, hinting of themystery in his life, and thus plants aseed of suspicion in the young girlsheart. The duet then follows: Elsa: Oh, let me teach thee How trust doth hallow joy and love. Turn, then, to our faith, I beseech thee, Oh, turn unto our faith divine,
. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . knows not fear or doubt!No child of earth that bliss can measureWho doth not dwell in faith devout!Rest thee with me! Ortrud warns Elsa against trustingher husband too blindly, hinting of themystery in his life, and thus plants aseed of suspicion in the young girlsheart. The duet then follows: Elsa: Oh, let me teach thee How trust doth hallow joy and love. Turn, then, to our faith, I beseech thee, Oh, turn unto our faith divine, For God is love! Ortrud (aside—with fierce joy) : Oh! pride of heart, I yet will teach thee, That an illusion is this love, The gods of vengeance soon shall reach thee,.Their wrath-destroying thou shalt prove! Elsa enters the palace and Telra-mund renews his vow of imprecation. Day breaks, and the Herald ap-pears and announces the banishment ofTelramund. Elsa, attended by her ladies,passes on her way to the minster butis suddenly confronted by Ortrud, whohas arrayed herself again in splendidgarments. She taunts Elsa with the factthat her knight has no FROM AN OLD P ORTRUD KNEELING TO ELSA 242 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA — WAGNERS LOHENGRIN
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