THE BALLAD OF MARY THE MOTHER

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THE BALLAD OF MARY

THE MOTHER.

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LONDON:
PRINTED BY A. BONNER,
1 & 2, TOOK’S COURT, CHANCERY LANE, E.C.

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CONTENTS.

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“SHEPHERDS, WAKE, IT IS CHRISTMAS-TIDE . . . .”              vii

 

THE BALLAD OF MARY THE MOTHER          ...          ...          1

 

AD MADONNAM          ...          ...          ...          ...          ...      103

 

A CATECHISM               ...          ...          ...          ...          ...      115

 

ANTIPHONES                 ...          ...          ...          ...          ...      127

 

L’ENVOI            ...          ...          ...          ...          ...          ...       141

 

PROSE NOTE                  ...          ...          ...          ...          ...       147

 

[Note:

“Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.” (Holy Qur'an, Chapter 112, verses 1-4)

The biblical quote (in Greek) is from the Gospel of John, 2:4: “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee?”]