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 THE
 GOD OF LOVE

 BY

 JUSTIN HUNTLY McCARTHY

 AUTHOR OF

 "THE GORGEOUS BORGIA" "SERAPHICA"
 "IF I WERE KING" ETC.

 "The God of Love--ah, _Benedicite_,
 How mighty and how great a lord is he!"
     --CHAUCER.

 NEW YORK AND LONDON
 HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
 MCMIX




 Copyright, 1909, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

 _All rights reserved_

 Published October, 1909.




 TO

 JUSTIN McCARTHY




 CONTENTS


 CHAP.                                                 PAGE

     I. THE MAY-DAY QUEEN                                1
    II. A CHILD AND A CHILD                             28
   III. VITTORIA                                        46
    IV. THE WORDS OF THE IMAGE                          54
     V. ONE WAY WITH A QUARREL                          66
    VI. LOVER AND LASS                    