Yet such she claims to be,
But is not. Now dismiss me." (_Descends_.)
_MacStrakosch_.
"Yea; and I will unless thy master's ear
Be deaf to the demand of good society.
Let me hear more!"
_Thunder. Third apparition of a critic rises.
Apparition_.
"Her lower notes are bad, her upper notes
Forced, reedy, and most sadly often flat;
'Tis folly to compare her with the great
Full-voiced and plenteous Parepa. Now
Dismiss me if thou wilt."
_MacStrakosch_.
"Sacrilegious wretch! I have thy name
Upon my tablets. Thy official head
Comes off at once. Call up, ye midnight hags,
Another of these villains."
_Thunder. Fourth apparition of a critic rises.
Apparition_.
"Her acting, like her voice, is cold and hard;
Not thus did GRISI, GAZZANIGA or
CORTESI act when their warm Southern blood
Throbbed in the passionate pulse of VIOLETTA,
NORMA, or the Spanish LEONORE.
Dismiss me, quick."
_MacStralosch_.
"Thon diest ere to-morrow's sun shall set,
Or never more advertisement of mine
Shall grace the columns of thy journal. Next."
_Thunder. Fifth apparition of a critic rises.
Apparition_.
"She in the same in everything she sings;
Her 'Gilda,' her 'Amina,' or her 'Marguerite,'
Her 'Leonora,' or her 'Daughter of
The Regiment,' are one and all the same
Fair lady decked in different stage costumes.
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