V.

_Ubi amorem praecipit._ Joan. xiii. 14.

Sic magis in numeros morituraque carmina vivit

Dulcior extrema voce caducus olor;

Ut tu inter strepitus odii, et tua funera, Jesu,

Totus amor liquido totus amore sonas.

_The parting words of Love._

E'en as the dying swan, sweeter for failing breath,

Dies not, but rather lives, in her last wistful song,

Dost Thou, Lord, mid hate's din and close-approaching death,

As Love, with melting voice, Thy dying love prolong. G.

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