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Show The Pope's Latin Verse. Pope Leo's facility in writing Latin verse has often been commented upon. ipome of his shorter pieces are charming charm-ing bits of humor and tenderness, and reveal the lovable side of the Grand Old Man of the Vatican. The form is exquisite reminiscent of Horace, with a purity of touch and sentiment that Horace never attained. Any little Incident In-cident will suffice a picturesque peasant peas-ant of the Campagna standing before .1 . n wayside shrine, a birthday, a sob- .--. bing fountain in a court. His most I recent effort grew out of the raising 1 rif a. gigantic cross on the summit of 1 Mount Capreo. near Carpineto. his i birthplace. The ceremony took place I in the presence of Mgr. Tornielli. the I members of the Peeci family, and nu- I mcrous spectators. It so impressed the I Holy Father that he embalmed its I memory in a series of splendid verses. |