Girls: Rend the Men: Walls and air fences with scaling, wail——— Promptly we appear; ————— Walls are unavailing. ing. We have enter'd here. Shed Female exe- the cration. shame- Stifle if ful tear! you're wise. Man Stop your lament- has ation, en- Dry your pret- ter'd ty here! eyes. O Walls are stop your un- lament- a- ation, vail- Dry your pretty pretty ing. eyes! Female exe- Man cration. Stifle has if you're en- wise. Stop your lament- ter'd ation, Dry your pretty here! eyes. (Enter Hildebrand) RECITATIVE Princess: Audacious tyrant, do you dare To beard a maiden in her lair? Hildebd: Since you inquire, We've no desire To beard a maiden here, or anywhere! Soldiers: No, no. We've no desire To beard a maiden here or anywhere! SOLO — Hildebrand Hildebd: Some years ago, No doubt you know (And if you don't I'll tell you so) You gave your troth Upon your oath To Hilarion my son. A vow you make You must not break, (If you think you may, it's a great mistake), For a bride's a bride Though the knot were tied At the early age of one! And I'm a peppery kind of King, Whose indisposed for parleying To fit the wit of a bit of chit, And that's the long and the short of it! Soldiers: For he's a peppery kind of King, Whose indisposed for parleying To fit the wit of a bit of chit, And that's the long and the short of it!