LV.

_In Sanctum igneis linguis descendentem Spiritum._ Act. ii. 3.

Absint, qui ficto simulant pia pectora vultu,

Ignea quos luteo pectore lingua beat.

Hoc potius mea vota rogant, mea thura petessunt,

Ut mihi sit mea mens ignea, lingua luti.

_On the Holy Spirit descending in fiery tongues._

Begone, who goodness feign with a false face,

Whom fiery tongues in earthy bosom grace.

This rather all my prayers and gifts desire,

A tongue of earth, if but my heart be fire. R. WI.

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