“Maria Barberi”
Description
"'Tis not for me to speak aloud On lofty themes. I tell As one among the lowly crowd How young Maria fell." "Swift as a flash a glittering blade Across his throat she drew. 'By you,' she shrieked, 'I've been betrayed." She apparently avoids conviction
Historical references
- April 1895 - Maria Barberi kills Domenico Cataldo, apparently because he would not marry her
References
- Burt, p. 55, "(Maria Barberi)" (1 text, probably a fragment)
- BI, Burt055