[48] S. Matt. xvi. 18.
[49] 1 Timothy iii. 15.
[50] Psalm lxvi. 5.
[51] S. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, xi. 23.
[52] Encyclical to the German bishops, 1854.
[53] January 24, 1872.
[54] History of the Conflict between Religion and Science. By John W. Draper. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1874.
[55] The metrical translations used in this article are substantially those of Mr. D. F. MacCarthy, whose works have been noticed before. We cannot refrain from again expressing our admiration and wonder at the successful manner in which he has overcome difficulties almost insuperable, and which no one can appreciate until he has himself attempted to translate Spanish asonantes into corresponding English verse.
[56] We have already spoken of Spanish asonante rhyme and the difficulty of its translation into corresponding English verse.
For those who are unacquainted with Spanish prosody the following explanation of what the asonante is may not be amiss.