Excerpt from The Great Operas, Vol. 4: The Romantic Legends Upon Which the Masters of Song Have Founded Their Famous Lyrical Compositions Oh. Beauteous one, - and thou forsaken; What holy influence hath led thee to me? Oh. Rapture sweet doth thy presence waken. A priceless jewel do I find in thee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.