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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Elvino

A rich farmer, in love with Amina, the somnambulist. The fact of Amina being found in the bed of Count Rodolpho the day before the wedding, induces Elvino to reject her hand and promise marriage to Liza; but he is soon undeceived—Amina is found to be innocent, and Liza to have been the paramour of another; so Amina and Elvino are wedded under the happiest auspices. (Bellini's opera, La Sonnambula.) (See Liza.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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  • Elvino - Elvino A rich farmer, in love with Amina, the somnambulist. The fact of Amina being found in the ...
  • Liza - Liza An innkeeper's daughter in love with Elvino, a rich farmer: but Elvino loves Amina. ...
  • Sonnambula - Sonnambula (La). (See Amina, Elvino.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, ...
  • Amina - Amina An orphan adopted by a miller, and beloved by Elvino, a rich farmer. The night before her ...
  • Rodolpho - Rodolpho (Count). The count, returning from his travels, puts up for the night at an inn near his ...

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