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...... are his ......, fashion-forms of grace
In ...... deftly hinted.
...... soft as ......, crowned by Beauty’s face,
In ...... hues are tinted.
The six missing words are spelt with the same six letters.
No. XI.—AN ANCIENT ANAGRAM
On the front of a church, in the Largo Remedios, at Braga, in Portugal, there is an inscription which, with its letter-perfect Anagram, runs as follows:—
| BEATUS IOANNES MARCUS | ||
| CHRISTI DOMINI DISCIPULUS | ||
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| ANAGRAM | ||
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| IS IN MUNDO PIUS EST MEDICUS | ||
| TUIS INCOLIS, BRACHARA | ||
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which may be rendered—“Blessed John Mark, disciple of Christ the Lord.” He in this world is the holy healer of thy people Braga!