Biblical IdylsRichard Green Moulton Macmillan, 1896 - 149 pages |
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... gave me no answer . The watchmen that go about the city found me , They smote me , they wounded me ; The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me . [ In her Dream she finds herself accosting the Chorus 29 THE BRIDE.
... gave me no answer . The watchmen that go about the city found me , They smote me , they wounded me ; The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me . [ In her Dream she finds herself accosting the Chorus 29 THE BRIDE.
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... gave to her that she had left after she was suf- ficed . And her mother in law said unto her , Where hast thou gleaned to - day ? and where wroughtest thou ? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee . And she shewed her mother in ...
... gave to her that she had left after she was suf- ficed . And her mother in law said unto her , Where hast thou gleaned to - day ? and where wroughtest thou ? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee . And she shewed her mother in ...
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... . And she said , These six measures of barley gave he me ; for he said , Go not empty unto thy mother in law . Then said she , Sit still , my daughter , until thou know how the matter will fail : for the man will not 57 Idyls B Ruth.
... . And she said , These six measures of barley gave he me ; for he said , Go not empty unto thy mother in law . Then said she , Sit still , my daughter , until thou know how the matter will fail : for the man will not 57 Idyls B Ruth.
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... gave it to his neighbour : and this was the manner of attesta- tion in Israel . So the near kinsman said unto Boaz , Buy it for thyself . And he drew off his shoe . And Boaz said unto the elders , and unto all the people , Ye are ...
... gave it to his neighbour : and this was the manner of attesta- tion in Israel . So the near kinsman said unto Boaz , Buy it for thyself . And he drew off his shoe . And Boaz said unto the elders , and unto all the people , Ye are ...
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... gave it a name , saying , There is a son born to Naomi ; and they called his name Obed : he is the father of Jesse , the father of David . 60 The Generations of Perez Perez begat Hezron And Hezron begat Ruth Biblical Idyls.
... gave it a name , saying , There is a son born to Naomi ; and they called his name Obed : he is the father of Jesse , the father of David . 60 The Generations of Perez Perez begat Hezron And Hezron begat Ruth Biblical Idyls.
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alms angel Antique Metre antistrophe art thou Azarias banquet Bath-rabbim beauty begat Behold beloved blessed Boaz Book Book of Esther brethren bride BRIDEGROOM brother Brother Azarias buried captive child daughter in law daughters of Jerusalem dialogue dramatic dream Ecbatana epic Esther the queen flock Gabael gave give gladness glean go with thee Haman Hammedatha hath heart Hebrew honour husband Israel Jerusalem Jews king Ahasuerus KING SOLOMON king's gate kinsman Lebanon Lord lyric idyl maiden mercy Moab month Adar mother in law myrrh Naomi Nineveh passage poem poetry princes Purim Raguel Raphael rejoice righteous royal Ruth Sarah shew Shulammite Shushan the palace smell Solomon's Song sons soul loveth spake story Strophes Strophes of three symbolism thereof Thine eyes things thou art fair thou hast thou shalt three strains Tobias Tobit tribe tribe of Naphtali unto Esther unto the king Vashti vineyard wedding feast wine women words young Zeresh
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Page 15 - My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 17 - I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not.
Page 15 - The voice of my beloved ! behold he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart : Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh forth at the windows, Shewing himself through the lattice.
Page 41 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field ; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, And the pomegranates bud forth: There will I give thee my loves.
Page 45 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm : for love is strong as death ; jealousy is cruel as the grave : the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame...
Page xvii - Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions ? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds
Page 11 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Page 126 - BECAUSE of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Page 8 - I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Page 46 - We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts : What shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: And if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.