Crossword-Solution: SOAVE 5 letters, 54 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 8

The count, before he made any other attempt, hastened to the relief of Verona; and to counteract his design, Niccolo led his forces to Soave, a castle situated between the Vincentino and the Veronese, and entrenched himself by a ditch that extended from Soave to the marshes of the Adige.

The count, finding his passage by the plain cut off, resolved to proceed by the mountains, and thus reach Verona, thinking Niccolo would imagine this way to be so rugged and elevated as to be impracticable, or if he thought otherwise, he would not be in time to prevent him; so, with provisions for eight days, he took the mountain path, and with his forces, arrived in the plain, below Soave.

Aure dell’ angoscioso viver mio Refrigerio soave, E dolce si, che piu non mi par grave Ne’l ardor, ne’l morir, anz’ il desio; Deh voil ghiaccio, e le nubi, e’l tempo rio Discacciatene omai, che londa chiara, E l’ombra non men cara A scherzare, a cantar per suoi boschetti, E prati festa et allegrezza alletti.

Rosini's term "soave" just expresses this picture, so fused and soft, rich yet transparent in the colouring.

Daquel dì innanzi a me medesmo piacqui, Empiendo d'un pensier' alto, e soave Quel core, "ond' hanno i begli occhi la chiave." Note.