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 conquer? Solely and  wholly  through  the power of  love. For of love  the  poet  sings:

Love is  like  the  orb  of  day, Love in  every  heart  holds  sway; Who no  more  can  tune  his  lay To love,  may  cast  his  lyre  away.

"Love is  your  master;  for  he  masters  you."

— Shakespeare.

"Love aids  the  hero,  bids  ambition  rise To  nobler  heights,  inspires  immortal  deeds, E'en  softens  brutes,  and  adds  a  grace  to  virtue." — Thomson.

"Love's reign  is  eternal, The  heart  is  his  throne, And  he  has  all  seasons Of  life  for  his  own." — Morris.

"'There is  a  comfort  in  the  strength  of  love 'Twill  make  a  thing  endurable,  which  else Would  overset  the  brain,  or  break  the  heart."

— Wordsworth.

"Love is  strong  as  death.  Many  waters can  not  quench  charity;  neither  can  the  floods drown  it." — Solomon  (Cant.  viii.  6,  7).

But only  true  love,  love  to  God,  has  power to conquer  the  devil,  the  world,  and  the  concupiscence of  the  flesh. Wherefore let  a true,  practical,  abiding  love  of  God  and  of Christ  be  your  guiding  star;  let  it  be  the mainspring of  your  life;  let  it  animate  and strengthen you.

2. You  must  learn  to  say  from  your  heart with the  apostle  St.  Paul:  "The  charity  of