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White Stains
White Stains (1898), PDF p. 38
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CONTRA CONJUGIUM T. B. B.
CONTRA CONJUGIUM T. B. B.
Anathema foederis nefandi, jugeris immondi, flagitii
contra Amorem, contra Naturam, contra Deum, in
saecula praesit Amen ! Cum comminatione pastorum
improborum, Ecclesiae malae, qui tales nuptias bene-
dicunt.
Through nave and chancel drone the choir,
Their chant rolls through the darkened aisle ;
Their song soars up beyond the spire ;
The priest prepares ; there waits his smile
A deed most vile.
Harken, thou fool at altar-rails
The still small awful voice of fear
Whereat earth shakes and heaven pales—
“ I am the Lord ” ; His voice rings clear :
“ What dost thou here ?
“ Thou hast despised my laws, and stilled
The voice of Nature and my voice,
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