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52-2: =como quien hace=: _like (one) who makes_.

52-3: =pulcra y pobremente=: _neatly though poorly_. When two or more
adverbs ending in _mente_ are joined by a conjunction, the first one
loses this termination.

52-4: =calle de Amargura=: the _Via Dolorosa_, or road passed over by
Jesus bearing the cross to the place of crucifixion.

53-1: =Santo Padre=: _holy Father_, i.e. _the Pope_, while _Padre
Santo_ is one of the Fathers of the church, as Saint Augustine, etc.,--a
distinction not always observed,--cf. line 22.

53-2: =Lo de menos=: _a far less important matter_.

53-3: =Vive le Pape=: (French) _long live the Pope_.