Another, after high commendations to St. Anne, concludes thus:--

“Therefore, still asking, we remain,

And thy unwearied suitors are,

That, what thou canst, thou wouldst obtain,

And give us heaven by thy prayer.

Do thou appease the daughter, thou didst bear,

She her own son, and thou thy _grandson_ dear.”

The nuns of St. Anne at Rome show a rude silver ring as the wedding-ring

of Anne and Joachim; both ring and story are ingenious fabrications.

There are of course plenty of her relics and miracles from the same

sources. They are further noticed in the work on the “Mysteries”

referred to before.