The Hymnes and Songs of the Chvrch Diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the Canonicall Hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture, as may properly be sung, with some other ancient Songs and Creeds. The second part consists of Spirituall Songs, appropriated to the seuerall Times and Occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and Composed by G. VV. [i.e. George Wither] |
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| XVII. | SONG XVII. The ninth Canticle.
Thou Daughter of the Royall Line |
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SONG XVII. The ninth Canticle. Thou Daughter of the Royall Line
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Thou Daughter of the Royall Line.How comely are those Feet of thine,
When their beseeming Shooes they weare?
The curious knitting of thy Thighes,
Is like the costly Gemmes of prize,
Which wrought by skilful workmē are.
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Thy Nauell, is a Goblet round,Where Liquor euermore is found:
Thy faire and fruitfull Belly showes
As doth a goodly heap of Wheat,
With Lillies round about beset;
And thy two Breasts like twinned Roes.
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Thy Neck like some white towre doth rise:Like Heshbon Fish-Pooles are thine Eyes,
Which neare the Gate Bath-rabbim lye:
Thy Nose (which thee doth well become)
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Which on Damascus hath an eye.
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Thy Head like Scarlet doth appeare,The Hayres thereof like Purple are:
And in those Threads the King is bound.
Oh Loue! how wondrous faire art thou!
How perfect doe thy Pleasures show!
And how thy Ioyes in them abound!
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Thou Statur'd art in Palme-tree wise:Thy Breasts like Clusters doe arise.
I said, into this Palme Ile goe;
My hold shall on her Branches be,
And those thy Breasts shall bee to mee
Like Clusters that on Vines doe grow.
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Thy Nosthrills sauour shall as well,As newly gather'd Fruits doe smell:
Thy Speech shall also relish so,
As purest Wine, that for my Deare
Is fitting Drinke; and able were
To cause an old mans Lippes to goe.
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I my Beloued's am; and heeHath his affection set on me.
Come, Well-beloued, come away:
Into the Fields let's walke along;
And there the Villages among,
Eu'n in the Countrey, wee will stay.
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We to the Vines betimes will goe,55
Or, if the tender Grapes appeare.
We will moreouer, goe and see,
If the Pomegranats blossom'd be:
And I my Loue will giue thee there.
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Sweet smells, the Mandrakes doe afford:And we within our Gates are stor'd
Of all things that delightfull bee;
Yea, whether new or old they are,
Prepared they be for my Deare;
And I haue laid them vp for thee.
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Would as my Brother thou might'st beThat suck't my Mothers Breast with me:
Oh! would it were no otherwise!
In publike then I thee would meet,
And giue thee kisses in the street;
And none there is should thee despise.
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Then I my selfe would for thee come,And bring thee to my Mothers home:
Thou likewise should'st instruct me there.
And Wine, that is commixt with Spice,
(Sweet wine of the Pomegranat Iuyce)
I would for thee, to drinke prepare.
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My Head with his left Hand he staid:His right Hand ouer me he laid;
And (being so embrac't by him)
Said he, I charge you not disease,
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You Daughters of Ierusalem.
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