The Divine Tragedy
A Drama of the Christ (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Divine Tragedy: A Drama of the Christ<br><br>To Mary<br><br>Not thou, the sad-browed mother of my Lord,<br>Soul-pierced with sword of this strange tragedy,<br>Exalted now in heaven, on earth adored -<br>Thou needest not a song from me.<br><br>Nor thou of Magdala, whose vision clear -<br>Because thou lovedst much - was first to see<br>The risen Christ, thy Lord and Master dear -<br>That honour is enough for thee.<br><br>Nor thou of Bethany, whose loving deed<br>Hath filled the world with fragrance until now -<br>Even as the Master said - no other meed<br>Of praise than this demandest thou.<br><br>But thou, heart's mate, who, knowing motherhood,<br>Dost taste the bitter-sweet of woman's part,<br>And with love-opened eyes art fain to see<br>The Christ, where others find but little good,<br>And fillst with fragrance all one home and heart -<br>This book is dedicate to thee.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.