When the lovers are again alone there is a confession of renunciation on the part of the princess, based on the philosophical reflection that, after all, her octavian being so young would bring about the inevitable parting sooner or later.
"A Second Book of Operas"
Henry Edward Krehbiel
Otto Goritz octavian, genannt Quinquin....................
"A Second Book of Operas"
Henry Edward Krehbiel
In the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ 690, lived three maidens, descended, by male issue, from the noble line of the great emperor octavian.
"Flemish Legends"
Charles de Coster