An Elopement in Rome
Cleo loves Darius, a penniless poet, but her father, the noble Sportus, sets his face against the match. Markus, the father of Thinus, and Pompus. The parent of Fatus, each desires his son t... Read allCleo loves Darius, a penniless poet, but her father, the noble Sportus, sets his face against the match. Markus, the father of Thinus, and Pompus. The parent of Fatus, each desires his son to marry Cleo. The fathers each bring a bag of gold to Sportus, declaring that it is to be ... Read allCleo loves Darius, a penniless poet, but her father, the noble Sportus, sets his face against the match. Markus, the father of Thinus, and Pompus. The parent of Fatus, each desires his son to marry Cleo. The fathers each bring a bag of gold to Sportus, declaring that it is to be the marriage portion of their sons. Sportus thereupon orders Cleo to choose between Thinus... Read all