Biblical IdylsRichard Green Moulton Macmillan, 1896 - 149 pages |
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Page viii
... story which the poem is to convey . And for arriving at the true classification we have to fall back upon general con- siderations , since there is nothing else in Hebrew litera- ture with which comparison can be made . The poem is on ...
... story which the poem is to convey . And for arriving at the true classification we have to fall back upon general con- siderations , since there is nothing else in Hebrew litera- ture with which comparison can be made . The poem is on ...
Page ix
... story in order to express their triumph or despair . It is clear then that those who assume the idea of complete drama , and those on the other hand who keep their minds open to the wider possibilities of the lyric idyl , will have very ...
... story in order to express their triumph or despair . It is clear then that those who assume the idea of complete drama , and those on the other hand who keep their minds open to the wider possibilities of the lyric idyl , will have very ...
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... story . In analysing the Hebrew poem then we must be prepared to find passages not forming part of the dialogue , but which are the minstrel's refrains breaking up his poem into parts , or pieces of epic description introducing a change ...
... story . In analysing the Hebrew poem then we must be prepared to find passages not forming part of the dialogue , but which are the minstrel's refrains breaking up his poem into parts , or pieces of epic description introducing a change ...
Page xi
... story which is certainly not less interesting than the other . For by this interpretation we are able to identify the humble lover with Solomon himself . The story becomes this . King Solo- mon with a courtly retinue , visiting the ...
... story which is certainly not less interesting than the other . For by this interpretation we are able to identify the humble lover with Solomon himself . The story becomes this . King Solo- mon with a courtly retinue , visiting the ...
Page xii
... story as a whole , is brought out for us in seven idyls , each independent , all founded on the one story , but making their reference to different parts of it as these occur to the minds of the speakers , without the limi- tation to ...
... story as a whole , is brought out for us in seven idyls , each independent , all founded on the one story , but making their reference to different parts of it as these occur to the minds of the speakers , without the limi- tation to ...
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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.