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": T. The Lord Himself created her m the Holy Ghost.

R. And poured her out over all His works. V* O Lady, aid, etc (with the prayer as above). AT TTERCE V. Domina, in adju- V. Q Lady, make speed, torium, etc etc d by Devotions in H<mor of the Blessed Virgin Mary 669 ALVE, area fewjem, T^AIL, Solomon's '. : Throne! Thronus Salomonis, Pure Ark of the law Arcus pulcher aetheris, 1 Fair Rainbow and Bush, Rubus visionis; Which the patriarch sawi Virga frondens germinia: Hail, Gedeon's Fleece I Vellus Gedeonis: Hail, blossoming Rod1 Porta clausa numinis, Samson's sweet Honey:* comb! Favusque Samsonis. Portal of God! Decebat tarn nobilem Natum praecavere Ab originali Labe matris Evae, Well-fitting it was That a Son so divine Should preserve from all touch Of original sin, Almam, quam elegerat, Nor suffer by smallest Genitricem vere, Defect to be stained Nulli prorsus sinens That Mother, whom He Culpa; subjacere. For Himself had ordained. Amen