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FISCHER tf fl/?0. 7 AND 11, BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK i • C .-^ 3ftrt>tr fecl|Mb]IB«S I8(M» WRITTEN IN l860-'6l-'62 AT ST, BONAVENTLHe'S lOLLEGE. THE ICEBERG ""7 THE SUMMER MORNING , THE ANGLER ..'.' ' 2 THE SUMMER EVENING a THE "OLD MAN'S BEARD" " , WINDSOR LAKE • THE LAST LEAF 4 THE WINTER MORNING j ON THE DEATH OF A FELLOW STUDENT 5 THE SWEARING IN OF NO. V. VOLUNTEER COMPANY. 6 TO A FELLOW STUDENT 7 A PANEGYRIC OF MODERN POETS g TO A CITY FRIEND « AVE MARIS STELLA ,0 PROCLAMATION OF PUBLIC FAST AND PRAYER AND HUMILIATION „ HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS It QTnnMbuiomi DIES IRAE ,. TRANSLATION ,j STABAT MATER ,8 TRANSLATION ,9 HORATII FLACCI 22 TRANSLATION 33 ANAGRAM 25 HORATII FLACCI 26 TRANSLATION 27 EXTRACT FROM THE 'MEDEA OF SENECA" 32 TRANSLATION 33 Colltgt 9neu WRITTEN BETWEE.N 1863 AND l8;0 AT THE COLLEGE OF PROP.VdANDA. ROME. LINES 3, THE PAPAL BENEDICTION AT ST. PETER'S EASTER SUNDAY, l86s 42 LINES ON THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 42 THE STAR OF THE MAGI 45 TO REV'D H. McDowell, on his ordination AT ST. JOHN LATERAN'S 46 THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH 48 tKtttUU SONNET I '*?? SONNET II " SONNET III f* SONETTO IV ?! TRANSLATION „ PETRARCH'S SONNET XXXIV A TRANSLATION J! SONNET VI 71 SONNET VIII .' 6, SONNET IX ^ SONNET X 5 SONNET XII S TRANSLATION ij SONNET XI 2 SONNET XIV 5, PETRARCH'S SONNET CLXXIII..'.! ffl TRANSLATION j. SONNET XV ^ SONNET XVII 1: SONNET XVIII , SONNET XIX , SONNET " SONNET XXI ,: SONNET XX l5 SONNET XXII ' „ SONNET XXIII 2 SONNET XXIV ^ SONNET XXV ^ SONNET XXVI g SONNET XXVII A SONNET XXVIII '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. S3 faonsf, ttt. DEAR OLD SOUTH-SIDE HILL, 1899 o, THE FLAG OF NEWFOUNDLAND 2 NEW CENTURY....:... 2 TRANSLATION o, LINES ^ TRANSLATION ^ 0otttut DRAMATIS PERSONAE 5j ERRATA. Page IT— Um 13 horn top, for demand, " a&— " la " " plagei, 36— " first " " He enni, 30— "9 '< .. LMtrygoniaM, 36— " 8 " " posuera, " 41— " 14 " " tall, " 43— " 12 from bottom, " not heeded, !* 54— " a from bottom, for sign, 58— " 6 " " inteltete, " 83— " 3 from top, " shaef, " 85— *' 2 from bottom, " floor, " 88— " 10 from top. " ballaqua, " 90- " 5 " " satri, " do — " 9 from bottom, " capre, do— " 4 " '. exanguis, ^^„, " 96— After " Ever nhe noani," (2nd line from top), insert : lufBERf)— I am the icy sprite of the North— The berw of fantartic I'onn read damned. " plagas. " se tenui. " Lsestrigonians. " posuere. " tale. " nor needed. " sigh. " intelletto. " sheaf. " flood. " bellaquae. " Sutri. " carpe. exsangnis. ' "7— ' ia6— ■ ire UBIK i>i (unuiNiic lonn. (mt on the billowH I ntjly forth. ! can appeane the iiiielit> •-.mU Of the rajtinfr ocpho'h Blomi. ' " mimicing. ' " Beothuc. mimicking. Bethnc. ftenncu SONNET I tt SONNET H w e^ SONNET III ce SONETTO IV M eg TRANSLATION 57 PETRARCH- "'^"vicT XXXIV 58 TRANSL W SONNET > SONNET V SONNET r SONNET J SONNET I TRANS SONNET : SONNET 1 PETRARa TRANI SONNET SONNET SONNET SONNET SONNET SONNEt SONNET SONNET SCNNEf SONNE1 SONNE! SONNE: SONNB" SONNf DEAR< THE FLAG OF NEWFOUNDLANU NEW CENTURY. . . . ' 86 ■ TRANSLATION f. LINES ™, 1 TRANSLATION 9> ^itfwtm DRAMATIS PERSONAE 95 Poems and other Verses WRITTEN IN l86o-'6l-'62 AT ST. BONAVENTUKe's COLLEGE. THE ICEBERG. Thou monarch of Ocean, of billows the bride ! Thou fear'st not the tempest ; but calmly dost ride O'er the waters. — Constructed by nature, huge block. Thou heed'st not the breaker, avoid'st not the rock. Not Neptune, the God of the ocean, could vie With thee, mighty monster, whose head mounts so high As to be e'en concealed mid the clouds in the sky. Not the Ark, built by Noah, the time of the flood, Nor any frail barque built by man, hath out-stood The rage of the storm, of the tempest the roar, — But thou o'er the ocean for ages dost soar; Yet retumest unshattered, unbroken, once more. Each day thou assumest a different form. Thou changest as oft as the wind and the storm. — To-day an old ruin, with rampart and ditch, Ruined walls, and old castle, deep moat and draw-bridge To-morrow assuming a different shape: More like a huge mountain, or high, frowning cape, Whose crags, clear as crystal are formed from the wave, (Not of marble or granite) — which thy sides doth lave.— As thou sail'st o'er the ocean, thou reachest in time, From thy own icy regions, the tropical clime ; Where smaller and smaller, thou melt'st by degrees, Till at length thou return'st to thy mother,— the Seas. THE SUMMER MORNING. 'Tis pleasant at the break of summer morn Ere Phoebus yet hath gained his mid-day heat To walk upon the meadows newly shorn Whose "golden fleece" lies bleaching at our feet, In flowery swathes of perfume rare and sweet. How glad to hear the lusty mower, blytlie Raise joyfully his merry morning song — To hear the ringing of his keen-edged scythe Like silvery music, as it sweeps along And lays in death the meadows' waving throng- The nodding flowera which erst in morning's breete Held proudly high their bright and crested heads Like {oaming billows upon mimic seas ; — How heartlessly the callous mower treads Upon these blushing flowers that strew the meads, A fitting emblem, hoary Time, for thee, Who spares no^ youth's bright and flowery bloom, All wait alike thy Stern and dread decree Nor youth nor beauty can escape thy doom — THE ANGLER. When icy Winter has at length withdrawn, His cold embrace from meadow, hill and dale ; And fjentle crocus&es begin to dawn, And varied flowers perfume the verdant vale. Then forth the Angler goes with rod and hook, And with delusive, artificial flies, Down by the banks of some lone, purling brook. Within whose eddies swim his silv'ry prize. Or 'neath the shade of some o'erhanging tree. He lays him down, and listens to the sound Of music, from the cascade's rushing sea. Which spreads its foamy circlets far around. Or o'er the glassy lake at evening's close, Impels the gliding pleasure-boat along. Catches the sporting fishes as jie goes, And raises loud the far re-echoing song. THE SUMMER EVENING. At close of summer eve when toil is o'er How truly doth the lab'rer's heart rejoice — Happier he a thousand times and more To dance upon the green, and raise his voice In merry laugh — than he possest of gold Or all the joys which riches can unK)ld. How iweet to hear the plaintive (ounding fife Ring down the vale and through the ihady grove Dispelling thoughu of worldly care and strife And soothing hearts to Nature and to love. Oh happy life, to dwell among the meads Unknown save for the virtue of one's deeds. Oh, give me but the pure and limpid well Whence only joy and homely comfort spring — That ever round the farmer's fireside dwell— And gladly would I shun the joyous ring Of Fashion ;— far behind I'd leave the throng Of city sports, to hear the rustic's song. THE "OLD MAN'S BEARD. "« When the glaciers of winter have fled from the sight And the meadows are clothed in green. Still sparkling bright in the sun's mid-day light Is the "Old Man's Beard" to be seen. When bk>ssoms and buds, blooming flowers shall be soon And bright, merrie May shall have gone And the new crescent moon announces fair June. Still the "Old Man's Beard" lingers on. It shines forth at night through the thickening haze Like a silvery bridal wreath 'Neath the moon's pallid rays, as it joyfully plays. On the rippling waters beneath. It shines through the groves of green spruce and ixir,t Which encircle its beautiful side Like a twinkling star, in the heaven afar. That scatters its light far and wide. Like a radiant pearl set in Emeralds green Through the sunset's last dying glare It shines forth at e'en a fit crown for the queen Of the fairies, Titania fair. 'The Old Man's Beard" is a patch of snow on the "Southside Hill," which from its position in a deep ravine is protected from the sun's rays, and remains long after all the other ice and snow have disappeared and the trees have put on their summer's verdure. tFir, localism. WINDSOR LAKE. SwMt Windsor Lake at length breaks on our sight, Its margin lost among the distant woods, Each undulating ripple, fringed with white. Rolls to the pebbly shore its mimic floods. The roadway winds along the wooded shore. And overhead the archmg branches meet, Anon the lake is lost to view ; once more The wavelets bathe the rocks beneath our feet. Thus on through groves of overtowcring fir. Whose sombre hue is here and there relieved By noble pine, and graceful juniper. Wide-spreading birch, and aspens trembling leaved. The pleasure boat with snow-white sails outspread .... '^}'^^ "" freshening breeze, glides swiftly pait, bkims o er the wave, its tiny pendant red See gently fluttering from the slender mast. Thus on the tourist wends his pleasant wa>. Each scene more pleasing as he drives along. Until by joyful rapture borne away He breaks into a loud,and cheerful song. THE LAST LEAF. Still trembling 'neath the soughing blast. That sighs along the vale ; Alone, the loftiest and the last, Dead, withered, sere, and pale. Where are thy green companion- ,w. That sported in the breeie Of Summer, on each waving bough, In gracefulness and ease? Where are the leaves that clothed the tree Ere .\utumn. and decay, And Death had claimed them ? All but thee. Lie scattered o'er the way. Gone, far and wide, so rudely swept On winged winds to soar ; Far, far away, unknown, unwept To bloom, alas, no more ! But thou, with cheriihni hope, but frail : Of loved, but mniured life, With Autumn't drear ami blighting gale Maintain*!! unequal strife. Stern Winter, mercileu and cold With boreal ttorma elate. Will wrench thee from thy fragile hold To share thy comradei' fate. 'Til thus with life,— we bloom to-day, But pale Death comes anon, And old and young, and grave and gay, In cold embrace are gone. 1 THE WINTER MORNING. As o'er the summit of yon snow-capped hill The sun ascends, and all the air doth rill, With his effulgent rays,— His glorious beams Are all reflected by the frozen streams. The downy snow-flakes Hitting thro' the air In various and fantastic forms appear Of dazzling stars,- and falling 'neath the feet Create a sparkling carpet, fit to meet A monarch's tread, — Than cloth of gold more grand. Or royal purple spun by man's weak hand. The lofty trees, now stript of verdure, bare. Stretch out their leafless arms into the air, But not deprived of all their beauty's glow, For clothed in silv'ry foliage of snow, They graceful bend, beneath their heavy load. And span with drooping arch the slippery road. In music on the morning air around The tinklings of the woodman's bells resound. Thus God's best gifts are portioned out so fair That every season has its blessings rare. ON THE DEATH OF A FELLOW STUDENT.* He is gone, the companion of boyhood's bright hours, TTie friend of my youth, alas ! where is he now — He is gone, — ere his life buds beeaiiic blooming flowers. The cold hand of Death has been laid on his brow. He ii gone, but the keen Kythe of DcMh cinnM Kver The bondi thit htve knit ui in (riendihip and love, He it gone to the retlnu of the Uli^Md forever To dwell in felicity endlcu above. ■'"''<• bright junny dayi when we wandered together nd revel*d in joyt that youth ever imparti Beneath the green grove, or among the iwcrt heather. Ere grief or affliction had entered our hearti. They arc gone.— ere their half-ripened fruiti had bi^cn tatted, The spirit that gave them enjoyment and mirth Plucked away from amid them, lift withered and waited Within the cold coffin, beneath the dull earth. He is gone — but why murmur I what metet it to linger A few troubled yeart in thit pilgrimage here ? And Hope points aloft with a beckoning finger And tellt of a bright immortality there. Then mourn not, ye friends, nor be sorrowful hearted, A few fleeting years will unite you again — Rejoice — 'tis for life without end he hat parted. And pray, "Requietcat in pace." Amen. ^Jofieph Blundon. THE SWEARING IN OF NO. V. VOLUNTEER COMPANY. (The oath was administered at Fort William. The Company were unarmed, and in civilians' clothes, as their uniforms had not yet been procured.) Not a rifle was seen, not a bayonet shone, As our Corp.; to Fort William hurried ; And each Vo!;i:iteer had civilian's clothes on. And in his Great Coat was buried We waited till dark, till the fall of the night. For our men from their labors returning ; We were sworn, by a lantern's flickering light. And a candle dimly burning. Our Captain was there, — not in uniform dressed. Nor in tunic and belt we found him : But he marched like a Gentleman* dressed in his best. With his Sunday coat buttoned around him. Few and ihort were the worci we ipoke. And we looked not i look but of torrow ; Ai we iteadfatlly g»ed on the face of the Book We bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought ai we knew that some fresh "greenhomi" From the "awkward squad" woulil lie drilling, That they would ruthlessly Ircad o'er the corns Of their rear-rank men in back-wheeling. But little we'll lack if they let us march on In the ranks where a Bishopf has formed us, And soon we'll surpass numbers Three, Two and One, Who in sugar-brown uniforms Korned ui. Quickly and gladly we'll put on our Green, And we hope it may soon be dyed gory I We'll willingly fight for our Country and Queen,— For we are the Boys to win glory ! •His Excellency, the Governor, has been pleased to assent to the appointment ol J. Kivsnsffh, Gentlemin, etc., e\c.—Rovat Cauttt tSergeant Biiho. ., R, N. C. TO A FELLOW STUDENT. (written on a wece of bikch-rind.) Dear 'riend, I've a notion to write you a verse, Now I pray yon, don't rage like a Triton, Not for writing indeed, but for what is much worsr- The strange loolcing paper I write on. Please do not imagine that I could not find A sheet of respectable paper And therefore have chosen this piece of birch-rind Because I have perhaps found it cheaper. Oh, no I not at all, don't believe it, dear Dick — And pray don't get into a rumpus — For this birch brings to memory many a "lick" When old Dominie M. used to thump us. I am sure you remember the birchings we got A id our sympathy one for the other. And how we concocted some mischievous plot The old fellow's patience to bother. "" FXTp^r'^ucif™ '' «'."}°-'"^'' fe stools With-^ hfiS? ■ 'T '"^'' * ?*"■ "f jackasses— Th/f ^i '" '™"' '" ''^'^'"'^ we were fools _ That wed ever mount up to PsmassVs ' But if I'm not mistaken, dear friend eiiir- ««,,. Many reach ,0 that l4r„ed e eva io" ' ""' %™A"th?h '^\f'>o''"'f- ""'■ wondering view Beneath them the gaping Creation. I di(l not intend when I took up my pen Tn 1 ",i™ ™"'™ ''"e-' to address vou- Toope„ old sores, so I beg you again • To have patience and heed to the issue. 2f=;^r-;?tSt'n^r^3^ 'T^4^t:."^J-^feto-„t-"ear, But the bark still remains clinging fast to the tree Nor seasons nor tempests cL move it ' And such ,s the friendshTp between you and me Such may T.me's changing current e'er prZ'it. ° And '^h '^*'' ■'i.™''' "^y •'™P °ff one by one And change with each change of the weather AnS3'"' °'" '"l"<'^'"P ^" ever move on And unile us more firmly together. A PANEGYRIC OF MODERN POETS. Virgil and all theother poets of old Bu^b^ihyM * """^ °' *^"' o*" composition, fl?^ r -^"fiwere inspired, we're told- (The huss.es ! I could wish them to perditionl- ^f W°d"h.''"" T' f'" "'™^'> 'twere go7 It held by one of modern erudition i But m the hand of one of ancient l™e An old goose qu.ll claims their attention more. Yes ! Virgil Horace, Homer and all these W^hTTT"^ r u"'"''^'" ^y "'e Muses. 3u^f;=i;rr^rn\d«j™^^^^^ But let the Muses snore with all their mieht A^'S„"CV„?st.ei^^^^^^ But of all modem poets be it known! Inspired l-it is a nrodest word, forsooth — £s?.ttit7o??feroS---r"- Who write original pa(ren)thetic lays. TO A CITY FRIEND. AMittle knowest thou, my friei. ' The purport of thy words, ru !r'" ""' 'he compliment Thy gibmg taunt affords. ^t^u"ih«^ese:„^l1^^- °M^tt;jKr'~"'"«'— T K^T"^ enrobes the fields and bowers In bright and glorious hue. Aml^^rtanfe"""" *■"" '"'^ "^ 'o""" >rm"'gy^sXsrr„v<^%'"--'- Among the fields or 'neath the tree When summer fills the air vJ"u ?u''^^', '""*"' ^o^'d repay «,f°, '" "'y "•ksome years Which m the City pass away Mid troubles, toils, and fears CoiiM»t thou when Autumn fills the fields With glorious golden load Enjoy the perfume which it yields Along the shady road. Then wouldst thou spurn for e'er away The City's false delights, Its paltry pleasures, sports, and play. And gaudy fading sights. When Winter comes with savage ire And rugged howling blast. Sit round the fanner's cosy fiie, Let joke and song be passed. Taste but those joys, then let them jeer The happy rustic swain. But know that harmless on his ear Will fall the gibing strain. AVE MARIS STELLA.* (invocation for the new church at "black head.") Hail Star of the Seal Hail beautiful Light! Hail Beacon of Charity, beaming afar, Whoie rays o'er the dark troubled waters of Night Shed a halo of brightness — Hail glorious Star ! Hail Star of the Ocean I the radiant guide Of the tempest-tossed soul, o'er Uie furious seas, Oer the rough rocks of Vice, o'er Iniquity's tide. To the Home of Religion, of Love and of Peace. Oh I joy of the lost soul's foundering bark. Returning to anchor with Hope from the storm. Shining on ever brightly, thro' light and thro' dark. Thro' tempest, thro' calm, — is thy glorious form. May'st thou ever shine, may thy glories e'er pour The bright rays of Faith, and of Hope, and of Love O er the mariner wrecked on Sin's desolate shore, And lead him to dwell with Thee ever above. Oh I guardian Star, mayest thou ever shed Health, comfort and peace thro' thy glorious ray ; And oh I may thy bright Httle Church at "Black Head" Be the Star that illumines their heavenward way. n *?*,' 'i'i'* Chorf'' ?' B'x^k Htad, ntar Cape Spar, ■■.:« dedicated to PROCLAMATION OF PUBLIC FAST AND PRAYER AND HUMILIATION. "They Asked for Bread and They Cave Them"— A Proelatnaliont The thermometer's down below zero, The streets are all co'-'red with ice — 'Tis very good sleighing— but dear oh I "or bare feet 'tis not very nice. Stern hunger and meagre starvation Walk naked and gaunt thro' the street. And beg for a pitiful ration. But no alms nor sympathy meet. Don't you see that, that large proclamation Is to feed all the hungry and poor By fasting and humiliation I And thus they're dismissed from the door! The Government loves you most dearly They've no clothing to give you, nor bread. But they'll pray for you very sincerely I And their prayers will (almost) raise the ieadi Well, they prayed and fasted till even, (So I'm told — but indeed I don't know I) If they didn't bring manna from Heaven, At least they brought— />/f«/y of snovil* V. _.*?" winty of 1861 w«s veiy severe and a great deal of noTcrtv and hardship was felt by the poor. The Government ordered , SS fw and ptmjrer. A snowstorm set in which lasted two days I HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS. Hail joyful season unto earth. Of heavenly peace, and gladsome mirth; The morn of the Redeemer's birth- Hail glorious morn again! When rustling choirs of angels cry In sacred chorus througli the sky, "Be glory unto God on high. And peace on earth to men." Let myriad glowing tapers blaze, And tlioiuand pealing organs raise Loud hymns ot glory to the praise Of our Creater-Lord. And "Blessed" shall the nations all The holy Virgin Mother call Who raised mankind from Eve's sad fall By the Incarnate Word. Let love and prayer each heart adorn To usher in the glorious morn When Christ the Eternal Lamb was born For man's redemption sake. When the Almigiity Lord of heaven His only Son in Godhead even, To man in bounteous love has given The powers of Hell to shake. O'er Jews and Gentiles, King to reign. To ope' the gates of heaven again, Long closed by Eve's first sin, to men Thus doomed to death and strife. To show the Gospel's holy Light And found His Church as beacon bright Which giaides the sinful soul aright To heaven's eternal life. Be glory to the God above Who in His bounteous, boundless low Gave His Eternal Son, Jehove, To suffer and to die. Hail holy Virgin, "full of grace," Most blest of all the human race, Who to the Eterrai Word gave place. Who bore the Lord most high. Who, when the Angel of the Lord Addressed thee, humbly thus concurred. 'Be it done according to Thy Word," And He was then "Made Man." Oh, pray for us to Him who naught— Not e'en thy slightest wish or thought- Refused — that He may not have bought Our happiness in vain. . That He, true God, may not have itood On earth and shed His precious Blood And died upon the shameful Rood And loosed our sins for naught. That He may not have borne the pain Of tortured wounds and limbs in vain, Or, to be crucified again By every sinful thought. Oh, may our hearts approach more near With love and praise and holy fear To Him who loves us all so dear — His name be ever blessed. Let hymns of glory never cease. Each Christmas morn our love increase, — Be with us happiness ami peace. Eternal joy and rest. «.1 tCranelattoitfii DIES IRAE. Dies irae. dies ilia, Solvet saeclum in favilla : Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est vetiturus, Cuncta stricte discussurusi Tuba minun spargens sonum Per sepulchra regionum Coget omnes ante Thronum. Mors stupebit et natura, Cum resurget creatura, Judicanti responsura. Liber scriptus proferttur, In quo totum continetur, Unde mundus judicetur. Judex ergo cum sedebit, Quidquid latet, apparebit, Nil inultum remanebit. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus ? Quern patronum rogaturus ? Cum mx Justus sit securas ? Rex tremendac majestatis, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Salva me fons pietatis. Recordare, Jesu pic, Quod sum causa, tuse vise, Ne me perdas ilia die. Quaerens me sedisti lassus, Redemisti Crucem passus. Tantus labor non sit cassus. Juste Judex ultionis, Donum fac remissionis. Ante diem rationis. 14 DIES IRAE. ORIGINAL TRANSLATION. Day of anger, all destroying, Earth shall melt in ashes lying; David, — Sibyl, testifying. Oh, what terror, heart-benumbing I When the Judge at length forthcoming All things strictly shall be summing. Trumpet awful sound outswelling Thro' the grave-yards' gloomy dwelling, All before the throne compelling. Death and Nature, awe-struck, quaking. See the dead from graves up-breaking To the Judge their answers making. Brought the Book with written pages. Holding all the deeds of ages. Whence the world shall reap its wages. When the Judge shall then be seated. All laid bare, till then secreted. Naught without due penance meted. What shall I, poor wretch, be saying? To what patron turn me, praying? When the just scarce safe are staying? King of majesty and splendor. Of m' elect unfeed defender. Save ME, fount of mercy tender. Clement Jesus, tho' discerning, I have caused thy sad sojourning, Lose me not that day of mourning. Weary seeking me Thou farest, By Thy Cross our sin repairest, Be not vain the toil Thou barest. Thou just Judge of piercing vision. Grant the gift of sweet remission. Ere the day of dread decision. '5 Inccmisco tanquun r«u. Culpa robct vultua mnit, Sui^licanti parce Deus. gui Mariam abwlvisti, t latronem exaudisti, Mihi quoque »p«ni dediati. Preces meae non sunt digiue, Sed Tu bonus fac benigni, Ne perenni cremer igne. Inter oves locum pratsta, Et ab hzdis me sequsestra. Statuens in parte dextra. Confutatis maledictis, Flamm'. acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictis. Oro supplex et acclinis, Cor contritum quasi cinis. Gere curam mei finis. Lacrymosa dies ilia Qua resurget ex favilla, Tudicandus homo reus. — Huic ergo parce Deus. Pie Jesu, Domine ! Dona eis requiem; Amen. i6 LUce a guilty wretch I'm droding, Bluih of ihame my check o'erapreadiiw, Sptre, Oh, God I Thy luppliant pleading. Mary, thou forgav'it, repentinr, E en the thief Thou heard'it, relentinf , To me alio hope presenting. My prayeri worthless are ascending, But Thou, save me, gracious bending. Lest I bum in fire unending. With Thy lambs securely hide me. From the goatlings far divide me, On Thy right a place provide me. When the dciaaad shall stand confessed, By the bitter flames distress^. Call me then among the blessM. Bowing humblv I implore Thee, Broken-hearted ; deign restore me. When the end shall be before me. Dreadful day of woe and weeping, Lol from out the ashes creeping. Guilty Man,— to judgment driven, Spare him then. Oh, God of heaven I Clement Jesni, Lord e'er blest. Give to diem eternal rest. Amen. STABAT MATER. Subit mitcr dolorou Juxta Crucem Lacrymon Dum pcndetxt PUiui. Cujiu uiituun gementem ContritUtun ct dolcntcm Pcrtrantivit gtadius. Oh qiiam triitis et tflUcIa Fuit ilia bcnedicta Mtter Unigeniti. Qiue mcerebtt et dolebit. PUi mater dum videbat Nati ponai Indyti. Quii cit homo ^ui non flerct Matrem Chritti ti viderct In tanto iuppticio? M non pouct contrittari riiti matrem contempUri Dolentem cum Filio. Quii Chri Pro peccatii mat gentii Vidit Jeatmi in toimcntli Et flagellii iubditum. Vidit suum dulcem Nalum, Moriendo desolatum Dum emiiit Spiritum. Eja mater fon« amoris, Me (entire vim doloris Fac ut tecum lugeam. Fac ut ardeat cor meum In amando Christum Dcum Ut sibi complaceam. Sancta Mater istud agas Crucifixi fige plagas Cordi meo valide. Tui Nati vulnersti Tam dignati pro .ne pati, Pomas mectim divide. i8 ORIGINAL TRANSLATION.* Stood the doleful mother wecpiiw, While her dying Jeiui hung. When a iword of lorrow clcavinc n Jl^J '" •n?>''»h heaving By Hu bitter pain ii wrung. Oh how iad and how afflicted I In that face what woe depicted I Mother of th' Incarnate One. How the WM)t with bitter grieving, Tender Mother I there perceiving The anguish of her God— her Soo. Xl'f. ""'<• lo<* with eyeUd tearleu un the Mother worn and cheerleu, Steeped in luch dire agony? Who 10 cold, with heart unahaken, Chriit 1 dear Mother all fonaken, Mourning with her Son, can ice? She leea her Jetui tore tormented By the Kourge his flesh indented. Bleeding for the sins of men. Sees her Son, her Loved and Only. Dying desolate and lonely. Breathing forth His spirit then. Mother, fount of love screnest, Make me feel thy anguish keenest, That I too may weep with thee. Touch my heart, that sofUy burning, lo my God, my Jesus, turning, I may love him tenderly. Pierce my heart. Oh Mother holy, So It bear deep, scored and lowly Wounds of Jesus crucified. Th/ sweet T- ,us, humbly deigning iiiose deep ..rounds for me sustaining Pray with me his pains divide. 19 Fae in« tecum pii Here, Crucifixo tondokrc, Donee (go vucero. Jiuu Cnacnn tccom itarc, Et me tibi locure, In planctu dctidcnx Vir^ Virginum pnecUra, Mihi jam non lii amara, Fac mc tecum pkngcrt. Fac ut portem Chriiti mortem FaMionii fac coniortcm, Et plagfi recolere. f- Fac me plagit vulnerari, Fac me Cruce inebriari, Et cnarore Filii. rlammit ne urar tucceiuii, Per te Virgo tim defeiuiu, In die Judidi. Chriite cum lit hinc exire, Da per Matrem me venire, Ad Palmam victoriae. Quando corpua morietur, rac ut anima donetur Paradiai glorse. — Amen. r Mijr I jo^n th«e, Hdly eryiiiB Pw ** Crucified ind Dy&w* E» ty (Uy (hat I .Mlliv. live. aS'.? •i5'?',*'"' "•«• ••''ding, And thy iMd of woe dividing I would thjire thy bitter grief. Virgin of ill Virgin, fair. Turn not harthly from my prayer, Grant that I with thee may wip. Ut me thare Chriif. death and paiijon ^1 *?" "'°""''' " '"hi™ I nat their memory e'er I Iceep, May I with hi< Kan be wounded, The Croi, embrace with love unbounded Jesu.' blood my thint alUy. vSl'". l*"! """«•'»'' h«ve awended, May I not bum, by thee defended. Virgin on the Judgment day. Lord, when from thi> earth we sever 1 hro thee may we come for ev^r To the victory'. Palm in heaven. When the body .hall have crumbled, May the KMil b^ penance humbled, To heaven . gloty then be given—Aiitii tr:B'^r^^r^-^^'i>'^^X ~n I HORATII FLACCI. Ode XXV — Ad Bacchuh. Quo me, Bacche rapis tui Plenum? quae nemora aut quos agor in specut Velox mente nova ? quibus Antris egregii Caesaris audiar Aeternum meditans decus Stellis inserere et consilio Jovis ? Dicxm insigne, recens adhuc Indictum ore alio. Non secus in jugis Exsomnis stupet Euias Hebrum prospiciens, ut nive candidam Thracen ac pede barbaro Lustratam Rhodopen, ut mihi devio Ripas et vacuum nemus MiraTi libet. O Naiadum potens, Baccharumque valentium Proceras manibus vertere fraxinos ; Nil parvum, aut humili modo. Nil mortale loquar. Dulce periculum est, O, Lenaee, sequi deum Cingentem viridi tempora pampino. HOrACE. Ode X :v— To B^cck.-j. [■ linslation.] Oh, Bacchus; whither dost thou waft me To what lone cave or shady wood? For I, right to the full have quaffed thee, And find myself in merry mood. Within what lonely dell reclining Shall I the great Augustus praise. And 'mid the stars of Heaven shining With Jove, th' illustrious Casar raise. His deeds I sing in novel numbers, Strains by other lips unsung. As Evias,- roused from Orgies' slumbers Amaz-ed stands, the hills among. Behold swift Hebrus- waters foaming And frigid Thrace's snow-white plain Stem Rhodopes, where ceaseless roaming The rude barbarians yet remain. So I, among the mountains wander, Or 'mid the desert rocks I rove. And lonely there my verses ponder In solitude of darksome grove. Oh thou of Naiads' strong defender And Bacchantes,- powerful band. Who can twist the ash-trees slender ' And rend their roots from out the land. 23 No lowly thought shall mar my measure Nor base conceit my verses stain. Bold is the task, yet sweet the pleasure To sing in this heroic strain. God of the wine-press,* jovial, leading, Thy temples wreathed with verdant vine, Safe I follow, nothing dreading, And thus th' immortal Chaplet twine. (i) Bacchus, God of wine, used here by metonymy for wine itself, (a) Evias, one of the priestesses of Bacchus. The Orgies we.e frantte revels, accompanying the ceremonies of the Bacchanalian sacrificci. Those performing these functions were first excited into a delirious fury which ended in a state of sleep or catalepsy. (3) Hebrus, a river in Thrace which rises in Mount Rhodopes, and flows into the Aegean Sea. This was the place .vhere the Orgies of Bacchus were principally celebrated. (4) Naiads, water-nymphs. As wine was supposed by the aAcienta to be stronger than water, so they declared Bacchus to be the Idng and ruler of the Naiads. (5) Bacchantes, priestesses of Bacchus. The allusion in this verse is to the episode of Pentheus, King of Thebes. Having tried to suppress the disorders of the Bacchanalia he was set upon by the Bacchantes, and had to fly to the forest for safety. As they pressed upon him he climbed up a fir, or ash tree for protection. The furious Bacchantes having first tried to dislodge him with stones, at length, twisted the ash tree and tore it from its roots. (6) God of the wine-press "Lemee." This is ariothet name for Bacchus derived from the Greek word Lenos, a wine-press. ANAGRAM (Dedicated to Leo XIII., Called the "Light fro. m Heaven.") Leo Leonum decimus-t O Lumen de coelis, tutum < HORATII FLACCI. Ode XVI— Lib. III. AD MAECENATUM. {Auro expugnari omnia; se tnm re coHtentum ac beatum vivere.) Inclusam Danaen turris ahenca, Robustseque fores et vigilum canes Tristes excubix, mtinierant satis Kocturnis ab adulteris. Si non Acrisium virg^nis abditx Custodem pavidum, Jupiter et Venus Risissent : fore enim tutum iter et patens Converse in pretium Deo. Aurum per medios ire satellites, Et perrtunpere an^at saxa, potentius Ictu fulmineo. Ccncidit auguris Argivi donius ob lucrum. Demersa exitio. Diffidtt urbium Po 'tas vir Macedo, et submit semulos Reges muneribus. Munera navium Sxvos illaqueant duces. Crescentem sequitur cura pecuniam Majonimque fames. Jure perhorrui Late conspicuum tollere verticem Msecenas equitum decus. Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit A diis plura feret. Nil cupientiuni Nudus castra peto ; et transfuga dis it^um Partes linquere gestio; Contemptae dominus splendidior rei, Quam si quidquid arat impeger appulus, Occultare meis dicerer horreis, Mag^s inter opes inops. Purae rivus aquae, silvaque jugeruni Paucorum, et segetis certa fides meae Fulgentem imperio.fertilis Africae Fallit sorte beatior. 26 HORACE. Ode XVI— Book III. TO MAECENAS.' [Translation.] (All are corrupted by gold: despise iveallh; live conlent.) The brazen tower, the strongly bolted gate, And watch-dogs' wailing thro' the midnight air, Th' ir.iprironed Danae, in lonely state, Guarded full well from nightly lovers' snare. Till Jupiter and Love at last deride The timorous guardian of the cloistered maid. Acrisius", — for changed to golden tide The gods a safe and easy entrance tread. For gold delights, thro' sternest guards to go With bribing power. To pierce the hardest rock. — 'Twas gold that crushed with ruthless overthrow, More awful than the thunder's mighty shock. The Grecian prophet's home". With gifts unspared The Macedonian' rends the cities' walls And rival kings subdues. By gold ensnared Even the hardy sailor-chieftain falls. But growing care, and griping love for more Pursue increasing wealth. I truly dread. My noble friend, to enlarge my humble store Or 'mong the rich with pride to raise my her.d. The more each one denies himself, the more The gods shall give reward ; thus poor myself I seek my dwelling place among the poor. And flee the homes of luxury and pelf. Possessor only of a small domain. Poor amidst wealth : — yet peaceful do I sleep. More happy far than did my bams contain Whate'er the industrious Appulians' reap. A shady grove, with pure and rippling stream' A harvest waving in the svmmer gale. More blest my lot than he who rules supreme In regal pomp o'er Afric's fertile vak. 27 Quamquam nee Calabra: melta ferunt apes Ncc liestrigonia Bacchus in Amphora Languescit mihi, nee pinguia gallicis Crescunt vellera pascuis ; Importuna tamen pauperies abest Nee, si plura velim ut dare deneges Contracta melius parva cupidine. Vectigalia porrigam. Quam si Mygdo.iiis regnum Alyattei Campis continucm. Multa petentibus Desunt multa. Bene est cui Deus obtulit Parca quod satis est manu. No Formian jar' my mellowed wine secretes, Nor bees provide Calabria's' honied stot«, Nor fleecy flock on Gallic" hillside bleats, Yet meagre want is absent from my door. And wished I more, my friend, wouldst thou not give ?- While I by keeping but a frugal board Shall smaller tributes pay ; and happier live Than owned I Phrygia's fields, and Lydia's hoard." Those seeking much are never satisfied. But crave for more :— Thrice happy he, indeed, For whom the Gods with sparing hand provide Of worldly goods, sufficient for his need. (i) MKHias. I courtier of the time of Augustus, He was a friend of Horace and a patron of poets and literature. Horace dedicates many of his odes to him. This ode contains many beautiful maxims of the stoic philosophy, which are worthy of the morality of > Christian teacher. (2) "Watch-dogs." The event here alluded to is the imprisonment of Uanae, daughter of Acrisius, King of the Argives. He had been told by an Oracle that the son born of his daughter should kill him Hence he placed her in a strong tower or castle, and was not satisfied with bolts and bars and gaolers, but also employed the huge and fierce watch-dogs of Epirus and Laconia, which kept up a dismal howling during the night. (3) "Acrisius." But in spite of all these precautions the maid was ravished by Pritus, Acrisius's brother, and became the mother of lerseus, who afterward verified the prediction of the Oracle by presenting to Acrisius the head of Medusa, at sight of which he was turned into stone. Prfttus bribed the guards of Danae with gold The poets fictitiously imagined that Jupiter, changing himself into a shower of golden rain, thus gained admittance into ihe tower, bringing Venus (or Love) vith him. On this fantastic legend the poet moralizes and gives us this Ode, one of the most beautiful of his productions. (4) "Home." The allusion here is to the Vaticinator or Augur Amphiaraus. When Adrastus, King of the Argives, wished to go to svar against the Thebans and to secure their territory for his Kin-in-Iaw, Polynices, he desired to bring with him Amphiaraus. the latter, however, knowing from his divinations that the war was about to turn out unfavorable to the Thebans, fled and concealed himself, his whereabouts being known only to his wife, Eriphyle But Argia the daughter of Adrastus and wife of Polynices. tempted Eriphyle by the promise of a golden necklace adorned with gems, which was made by Vulcan, to betray the hiding place of her husband, Amphiaraus. He was, therefore, drawn into the war by Adrastus, but when he learned that he had been betra- -d by his wife, be ordered his son Alcemone to kill her. which he did, but no sooner had he murdered his own mother than he became possessed by the l-uries and destroyed himself. Amphiaraus, going to the war in his chariot was swallowed up by an earthquake, and his other son, Amphilochns, perished in battle. Thus his whole house was crushed and all on account of gold. (5) "Tlw MtMdonijn." Philip, King of Mactdon, wu accuilomtd lo bribe with gold the guardiint o< cities. (6) "Apfuliuii.'' Apmlli, a province in Soutbem luly, celebrated tor ita rKh Mil and climate. (» "St««ni." The BrCMlt Blandusia, which flowed through Horace'! villa on the Sabine Mountaini, and which he celebratea in lo many of mi odet. (J) "Fonnian i»r." Formia wai a town in Campania celebrated for iti wuiei. The territory wai formerly inhabited by the I^trygoniani or L^yciopcuns. (9) Calabria, a ipulhem province of luly, renowned for iti wealth of nowera and for the gathering of honey. *"' ^'-'i'?.' P!? '"if G"ul(go;/,p Trant fciam,, i. e., the northern pn of^Italy, the valley of the Po), were held in high repute by the (n) "Hoard, Mygdonia, province of Macedonia, another name for Phry- P' i'^**j* "S.'!'"'' P'O"!""- Alyattes wu father of Crtesui, „i"/.i? . -^^^ V?" ?">»■"« w" » wealthy from it) minea o< gold that itt King Cnnus became a synonym for wealth 3° I EXTRACT FROM THE "MEDEA" OF SENECA.' Act II., ScEKE 3. (Conutain, th. hraou. proph«y of th. diKo».,y of lh« New Worid.) Audax nimium qui freta prim Rate tarn fragili, p«rfida rupit. Terrasque suas post terga videm Animani levibus crci dit auris. Dubioque secans aequora cursu, Potuit tenui fidere ligno, Inter vitat mortisque vias, Niminum gracili limite ducto. Nondum quisque Sidera norat Stellisque quibus pingitur ather, Non erat usus. Nondum Peliadas Hyadas, poterant vitare rates." Non Olenia; Sydera Capra,' Non qua sequitur flectitque senex Arctica tardus plaustra Bootes.' 32 TRANSLATION OF THE FOREGOING.' Br«ve-ht«rted he, who fir« in fragile bark, Uunched o'er the deep, to plow the unknown dark:— Hi» native ihore fast vanishing he sees, Hi» soul confi.Iing to the gentle breeie. Dividing with a doubtful course the flood Me trusts himself unto a slender wood Lead onwards ever in a devious path, And all too dangerous, 'twixt life and death. None yet was skilled in planetary lore To count the twinkling stars that spangled o'er Th' ethereal vault, nor yet could ships decline The Pleiads' and the Hyads' warning sign.' Nor yet the Olenian Goat and Kidlets twain," Nor those which, showing forth the Arctic wain, The slow Bootes drives and turns.'— No name Could Boreas yet, nor gentle Zephyr claim. Yet Tiphys" dares to spread his canvas wide: Prescribes new laws to govern winds and tide, Spreads out his mainsail with full swelling bunt. Stacks the main sheet, to catch the south winds brunt. Athwart the beam, now on the mizzen mast He lowers the yards, and reefs all snug and fast:— Now anxious every rippling air lo ketch Shakes out the reefs and hoists to highest stretch. 33 Xundum Borcat: nonduin iEepliyrui Nomen habebant. Auius Tiphyi' pandere Vuto Carbau ponio, legeique novat Scribere ventii r nunc lina linu Tendcrc toto, nunc prtelato Fede, trantvertoi CapUre Notoi. Nunc antcnnat medio tutaa Poncre nialo; nunc In lummo Relinrc loco (cum jam totoi Avidui nimium navita flatui Optat) et alto rubicunda tremunt Suppara veto. Candida nottri ueculi patrei Videre, procul fraude, remota Sua quisque piger littora tangeni, Patrioque senex factui in arvo Parvo dives; nisi qtiat tulerat Natale solum : non norat opes Bene dissepti faedera mundi Trixit in unum, Thessala pinus.' Jussitque pati vcrbera pontum Partemque metus fieri nostri Mare sqxMitum dedit ilia graves Improba poenas per tam longos Ducta timores ; cum duo montes' Claustra profundi, hinc atque illinc, Subito impulsu, velut ethereo Gemerent sonitu, spargeret astra Nubesque ipsas mare depressum. Palluit audax Tiphys, et omnes, Labente manu, misit habenas; Orpheus' tacuit torpente lyra, Ipsaque vocem peredidit Argo.' Quid cum Siculi Virgo Pclori" Rabidas utero succincta canes, Omnes pariter solvit hiatus? Quis non totos horniit artus Toties imo latrante malo? Quid cum Ausonium dirae pestes" voce canora mare mulcerent? Cum pieria resonans cithera Thracius Orpheus, solitam cantu Ritinere rates pene coegit Sirenem sequi. — Quod fuit hujus Pretium cursus ? — Aurea pellis Majusque mari Medea, malum. 34 The loft)' topiail with its bark-hrowii tidci J-lapi on the gaff. The frc.hning brene dividw. Uiir fathers saw tliose happy days of yore Unstained by fraud, when each his native shore Securely hugged :— In his internal fold Kich on a little, grew contcntly old. Nor aught of wealth, or other comforts knew Well did Thessahas bark,' in closest bands logether draw the erst divided lands ; And force the deep the oars' swift stroke to bear; And thro the displaced waves a pathway clear. The good ship boldly surging speeds ahead, A hands aboard are filled with doubt and dread When two huge rocks' on either hand arise. Like mighty walls extending to the skies. 1 heir sides the waves in raging fury dash And backwards roll with deep infernal crash Again rebounding on their mad'ning way Sprinkle the very stars with clouds of spray nie hardv Tiphys quailed and from his hand All nerveless fell the tiller's guiding band Orpheus' stoo.1 dumb, his tuneless lyre unstrung, fc. en Argo left her prophecies unsung,— But what their dread, as by Pelorus' cape" Th!1il??j" V^i?"?''."'' ™Pri»>««*''*'cs shall unfold. Where gems in envious splendour all amassed Seem each by each in brilliancy surpassed Where the amethyst, its purple tint displays JBeside the onyx', sweet carnation rays " The bright hued opal, th' emeralds virgin crecn Keflected in the diamond's sjwtless .sheen. Or like that Maid, the first in pagan lore Of woman-kind* whom in the days of yore htrong Vulcan, at the nod of Mighty Jove Brought for"i perfected from his bbzing stove W.iom all the Gods enriched with presents ran- _ t'allas gave wisdom to this first-made fair And Venus beauty, and I.atona's sont With poetry endowed the gifted oi.c. And last of all the roguish Mercury Soul-stirring eloquence bcsto\yed :— thus we •Pandora. t'ApolIo. 41 In this our little scrap-book shall collect Such gifts as these — each portion shall reflect The sage Minerva, and the beauty bright Of Venus, daughter of celestial light; Apollo, master c.f picrian art. Auspicious shall preside o'er every part, And Eloquence unite with poetry To blend the whole in graceful harmony. Thus, gentle reader, introduced, advance, Cast o'er this nursery a searching glance ; Choose out the morfeau which shall please thy taste If aught can please thee more than all the rest. Where all are equal, and where all are best. THE PAPAL BENEDICTION AT ST. PETER'S, EASTER SUNDAY, 1865. Lo 1 the vast throng in living torrents flows On and still onward in its bright array Here martial pomp ; there kingly splendour glows And Church and State their glory here display ; Here every clime on that auspicious day Sends in its tribute to the mighty crowd Who like a swelling ocean heave and sway. Or deep in silence and devotion bowed ; Or hail their Pontiff King in shouts prolonged and loud. Lo! he appears, the glorious priestly King, Behold the mass fall prostrate on their knees. Far thro the air his thrilling accents ring, Imploring God his blessings to increase And fill each heart with love and joy and peace. Oh Heavenly sight ! Yea more than earthly grand All nations bound by common sympathies The Church's sons,— a faithful loving band United round the altar-tlirone of Petek stand ! LINES ON THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Rome, 1866. "Fecit mihi magna qui potens est." — Luk. I., 49. I sing the praise of Heaven's spotless queen : — See slowly rise the bright creative scene. — Far in th' unfathomable depths of space 43 N<\ \Jr^ 0'« mv?J^ 'I't! °TP™'"'' '" splendent rays Oer nryriad g obe., that in their orbit, turn And Heayen-illumined, ever onwards bum Oer rountles, choirs of spirit hierarchy Who throng around the throned Divinity. Midst all the exuberance of Heavenly light lis Earth, and Sin the monstrous cloud Ihat wraps it in a grace-impervious shroud. But lo! At length a bright and silvry gleam Pure a, the crystal of the rippling st«!" ' Soft, soothing, mellow ;-but of piercing Vav From out the heavenly focus takes it" w^av ' Downwards it shoots, all brightness ; and "the Earth New-born to grace exults in it's new birth Sf," P^l"^.' S°" "'" heaven-born light Dost Earth o Heaven: dost Man to G& unite Connecting link in that unbroken ch^ Betwixt the Creature and Creator lain Se^n^^H,'!"' '" P'rij'-'^h's dream defined une end in Heaven, the other on earth reclined. Lolinthe Vista of Eternity wfth iJIIf^ir'' T *' ?"■"?<"«« Decree With mfimte and wondrous virtue fraught The wide creation into being brought. ^ The Eternal Wisdom fully satiate Within Itself, where it could contemplate tor aye in its own essence every g6od V^hllJ"i, S^' °l '^" ^ understood. ., NoUieeded He, who in himself contains, The myriad cohort, of the Angel Host — PZ Zl""/ »" f^^'io" e'er can boast. One atom of perfection to have given m.^jJ'° "'^^ '"P"""- °'" Earth and Heaven as bound ess gwdness, e'er parturient. With self-enjoyment: but by nature prone To share diiTusive all it calls its own T^t'Kv'VuVt'"^ '='"''"• P"'^ spirits all That fill with brilliancy the Heavenly Hall.- 43 Hence with incipient Time came the Decree Creating Man, intelligent and free. With imile complacent the Creator vieivcd His wondrous work and "saw that it was good." But see that smile to anger swiftly changed:— For Sin, like pestilential monster, ranged O'er Earth's fair bosom, hideous and gliast. Destroying every beauty as it passed :— See, raised aloft in all destructive ire, God's mighty arm: to strik" with purpose dire. And with one dread annihiluiing blow To hurl all back to nothingness :— But I.o! Poised in its course and powerless It remains As if some force invisible restrains ; — The angry brow relaxes, and the while Returns again the erst pacific smile — For through long ages of revolving time (All present to th' Intelligence Divine That knows no future) The Eternal sees A glorious Being, such as can appease A God-head's wrath : — A soul that can efface Sin's mortal stain. A Being "full of grace" A Virgin of angelic purity But yet indued with our humanity. When God conceived th' inexplicable thought To die for Man's Redemption; then He sought Some stainless spot, to make His dwelling place ; Some oasis upon the desert's face Such as had never felt the searing breath Of poisoned sin-producing vice, and death — Her womb He found sole spot of wicked earth Worthy to hold the Saviour e^r his birth. To thee, Sweet Virgin of the Father blessed. We owe all good of which we are possessed — Let every tongue throughout the world proclaim The wondrous glories of thy holy name. As thou, thyself, sweet mother dost command "Blessed my name shall be in every land," AH hail thee then, immaculate and mild, Creator's Mother, yet a Creature's Child. Comfort of mourners, thou art she who knows To pour a soothing balm on sinners' woes. Help of the Christian, thy sweet prayer can save Through thy own Son, the s'n-enshackled slave. Tower of great strength, our armour and our shield Our refuge mid temptation'? battk -field. 44 To thee our needs, sweet Motlier, we declare To thee we turn our supplicating prayer; Turn then to us. Sweet Advocate, oh turn Those eyes that e'er with loving pity burn, That, past our earthly exile we may come Through thy petition, to our heavenly home. With thee th' eternal presence to enjoy, In long satiety, that ne'er shall cloy. Sole object, whose fruition e'er can fill The boundless yearnings of the human will. THE STAR OF THE M.AGI. (Fnjment of a poem, recited «t the Polyglol Academy of Propagindl College, Rome, on January ij, 1B6;. Oh Glorious Star, whose bright celestial glow Draws all things to thee, Dost thou not foreshow The wondrous power of Him the Meek, the Mild, Th' enshrouded Deity, Beth'lem's Saviour Child, As when in Heaven's vault appeared thy ray The regal arm the sceptre ceased to sway. The jewelled brow no longer seen to wear The sparkling diadem.— The gorgeous gear Of court panoply, the robes of State AH cast aside, which erst the potentate Was wont to use in conscious majesty. — So he prefigured, beauteous Star by thee When raised aloft, such beaming radiance sent Of all resistless power, that conquered bent The world entire, submissive to its might- Then Man aroused from that long dreary night Of sin and bondage, contrite threw aside Th' encumbering pomp of worldliness and pride, And the vile serpent, hideous and ghast, Which roamed the world triumphant in the past. Lay crushed and vanquished. See again the earth Reborn to grace exults in its new birth. The "Light of Nations" filling every soul. Illumining every land from Pole to Pole. ' 45 TO REVD. H. Mcdowell, on his ordination AT ST. JOHN LATERANS. FEAST OF PENTECOST, 1867. Rtpieti sum omnci Spiritu Sancto— Acts II— 4. Behold within the Royal City's walls In silent prayer the holy lu'tlve await. With Mary, for the coming Paraclete, And lol the day of Pentecost arrived, And Heaven, all brilliant with ethereal light. In awful chasm gapes.^nd the Eternal One,— The Spirit of all truth and sanctity. Like unto tongues of lurid fire descends Upon the chosen band and fills their souls With heavenly plentitude of seven-fold grace The Word of Truth fulfilled, and thus again From year to year, all indefectible Throughout each coming age till time shall cease On that bright glorious day the heavens shall ope And ever and anon shall be renewed The bounteous grace of that first Pentecost. Tremendous wonder of Almighty love ! The angels of the Heavenly Court stood mute In breathless awe when they at first beheld Their chieftain, Gabriel, speed upon his way T' announce the Incarnation, when at first They understood that wondrous miracle— "The inanition" of their Lord and King, And deemed that e'en Omnipotence itself ' Had reached its limit. But behold again Th' exhaustless source of the Creative power Launched forth in Act with onder still more great- No more a god made man bu, .nan made God "* Oh wondrous dignity, Oh power sublime, Not e'en the loftiest of the heavenly court Such privilege can claim. To call to act Th- Almighty virtue of Goc"s hidden power The Incarnation to perpetuatef u. h^mrfi't' D.;' •' """""""' "■ ''"«""'"' "''• "D'- '«'"» «» homo 40 ■ Through pusing time the Holy Myitericf, The septenary lource of every grtce T' adminiiter to man.— But over all By awful, trantubntantiating word To call the livinsr God from Hit high throne Upon our lowly Altar«. To enveil Beneath the humble species of the Host The Lord and Sovereign of all Majesty I Such, my dear friend, the heavenly dignity To which thy God has called thee. Such the lot Which thou'st this day embraced. Oh happy day For thee this Pentecost, and happy too for her The loving mother of thy infant years,* Who kneeling with thee at the Altar steps Of Christendom's Cathedralf with a moistened eye Joins with tlicc, such a scene alone Can satiate a mother's yearning love And render compensation for the toils And long, long weariness of motherly cares. Oh yes, the throbs of that maternal heart Will penerate to heaven's highest throne- That prayer, combining gr.ititude and love Will echo with the Angels songs of praise' That the Eternal Paraclete of Truth, Descending on thy inmost soul to-day. May fill thee with a never-failing grace And guide thee ever on thy future course. May give thee words to soothe the Orphan's woe ; Impart the unction of the "Golden Mouthed" To thy discourse, and teach thee to unfold The latent beauties of the Evangel Word, To yearning hearts, and with a worthy hand Dispense the sacred mysteries of Faith- Foul falsehoods darkening veil to rend aside From the benighted soul, and to infuse The genial light of Truth. The Light of Him Who hghteneth all who come into the world" And may this Pentecostal day return ^or many years with happiness to thee. H.s mother was prtscnl at his ordination. TSt. John Lateran's. The Pooe'a CathpJr:,1 Urbis et Orbis Mater et Caput." '-'""'i'^^ 'omnium Ecclesiarum 47 rjIK TRIUMPH OK THE CHURCH. rBKrIOUHED BV Tin; lliailT Ol' (HR LORD INTO EOVrT. A TOr.U RECITED AT TIIK rol.VCLOT ACAIIKMV ur I'RUPAGANDA, ON JANUARV 13, I8O8. B«hold Jiidea's haiighly Potentate; Enthroned in all tin-