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The rosary in rhyme

Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)

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V THE CHILD IN THE TEMPLE

THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES

VII. THE CROWN OF THORNS

VIII THE SCOURGING

THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES

XII THE ASCENSION

XIII PENTECOST

XV THE CORONATION OF MARY

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VII.
THE CROWN OF THORNS

Oh, wherefore were we torn,
Reluctant, from the bough,
To be a mark of scorn
Upon this bleeding Brow?
O fruit of the Forbidden Tree,
Behold the ripened penalty!

And they platted a crown of thorns, and put it about His head.

Mark xv, 17.