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'Fra'—who was he? I forget—
Who could paint
Such a woman wholly, and yet
Such a saint?
From the dim cathedral height
Falls the light;
I could think it for a while
Christ's smile
From the great window-scene above
Strangely shed
Toward you, resting like Christ's love
On your head.
O the splendid purple niche
Deep and rich,
Stained of the colour of your soul
Strong and whole,
Full of the prevalence of prayers
And piteous plaint
You made for men and sins all theirs
—You a saint!
