Crossword-Solution: AFFETTUOSO 10 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 16

For your life, adhere to me; Of all the men of the earth, I only can unloose you and toughen you; I may have to be persuaded many times before I consent to give myself to you--but what of that? Must not Nature be persuaded many times? No dainty _dolce affettuoso_ I; Bearded, sunburnt, gray-necked, forbidding, I have arrived, To be wrestled with as I pass, for the solid prizes of the universe; For such I afford whoever can persevere to win them.

Hitherto, it seems, we have put wax into our ears, to shut them up against the tender, soothing strains, in the _affettuoso_ of humanity, warbled from the throats of Reubell, Carnot, Tallien, and the whole chorus of confiscators, domiciliary visitors, committee-men of research, jurors and presidents of revolutionary tribunals, regicides, assassins, massacrers, and Septembrisers.

The first line of the English words is, 'See, 'tis the hour: how sinks the sun!' The whole of this movement is in the _affetturoso con amoroso_ [Transcriber's Note: affettuoso e amoroso] style; and in order to render such a theme effective, as love without hope, but still hoping, the singer must throw a vast amount of pathos into the subject to secure a fine interpretation; which rendition by the artist was all that could be required.

This is followed by an expressive _affettuoso_ theme, mostly for the violins, leading to a new melody, very triumphant and happy, but soon broken in upon by the murmuring of the people, this time sounding even more ominous.

After a short appearance of the _affettuoso_ theme the movement finishes triumphantly on the third theme in a great blaze of music.