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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... moment, when, as if inspired by the spirit of vengeance, she springs forward with the poniard lifted against the lives of her two children. With Jenny Lind it is in the pathos of the outcry as she staggers back, unable to consummate her fell design. In Grisi's love for Pollione the senses of the audience are appalled by the intense passion and vehement bitterness of her reproaches. With Jenny it is in the mingling sadness and sorrow of her humbled spirit that the obser...
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