But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Bio: Giovanni Battista Lorenzi was an Italian librettist. He was born and died in (Naples, and was a friend of Giovanni Paisiello, with whom he collaborated on numerous operas.
