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The canticles or Balades of Salomon

phraselyke declared in Englysh Metres, by William Baldwin
Baldwin, William (ca. 1518-1563?)
  
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[dedication]

collapse sectionI. 
The firste Chapter.
 i. 
i The Churche vnto Christ.
 ii. 
ii The Younglynges to Christ.
 iii. 
iii The spouse to the younglinges.
 iv. 
iv The younglinges to Christ.
 v. 
v. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 vi. 
vi The Spouse to her beloued.
 vii. 
vii Christe to his Spouse.
 viii. 
viii Christe to his Spouse.
 ix. 
ix. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 x. 
x. Christe to his Spouse.
 xi. 
xi. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionII. 
The .ii. Chapter
 xii. 
xii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xiii. 
xiii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 xiiii. 
xiiii. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xv. 
xv. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 xvi. 
xvi. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xvii. 
xvii. Christe to the Younglynges.
 xviii. 
xviii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xix. 
xix. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xx. 
xx. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxi. 
xxi. Christ to his Spouse.
 xxii. 
xxii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 xxiii. 
xxiii. The Spouse to Christe.
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The .iii. Chapter.
 xxiiii. 
xxiiii. The new conuerted Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxv. 
xxv. Christe to the Younglynges.
 xxvi. 
xxvi. The Frendes to the Younglynges.
 xxvii. 
xxvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxviii. 
xxviii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
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The .iiii. Chapter.
 xxix. 
xxix. Christe to his perfect Spouse.
 xxx. 
xxx. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxi. 
xxxi. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxii. 
xxxii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxiii. 
xxxiii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxiiii. 
xxxiiii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionV. 
The .v. Chapter.
 xxxv. 
xxxv. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxvi. 
xxxvi. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxvii. 
xxxvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxxviii. 
xxxviii. Christe to his perfect Spouse.
 xxxix. 
xxxix. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 xl. 
xl. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xli. 
xli. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 xlii. 
xlii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xliii. 
xliii. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xliiii. 
xliiii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
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The .vi. Chapter.
 xlvi. 
xlvi. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 xlvi. 
xlvi. The Spouse to the Younglinges.
 xlvii. 
xlvii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xlviii. 
xlviii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xlix. 
xlix. Christe to his Spouse.
 l. 
l. Christe to hys Spouse.
 li. 
li. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 lii. 
lii. The Spouse to the Younlinges.
 liii. 
liii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 liiii. 
liiii. Christe to the Younglynges.
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The .vii. Chapter.
 lv. 
lv. Christe to his Spouse.
 lvi. 
lvi. Christe to his Spouse.
 lvii. 
lvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 lviii. 
lviii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 lix. 
lix. The Spouse to her Beloued.
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The .viii. Chapter.
 lx. 
lx. The Spouse to Christe.
 lxi. 
lxi. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 [lxii]. 
[lxii] Christe to the whole worlde.
 lxiii. 
lxiii. The perfect Spouse to Christ.
 lxviii. 
lxviii Christe to the Churche.
 lxv. 
lxv. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxvi. 
lxvi. The Spouse to Christe.
 lxvii. 
lxvii. The Beloued to his Spouse.
 lxviii. 
lxviii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 lxix. 
lxix. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxx. 
lxx. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxxi. 
lxxi. The Spouse to Christe.
  
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xlix. Christe to his Spouse.

The argument.

Whan Christe hath magnified his Spouse with no lyttle cōmendacion, yet is he not satisfied: but that the yonglynges maye lyke her the better, procedeth farther, comparyng her to the mornyng, to the sunne, to the moone, and to a banner: and as it were wundryng at her excellencie, singeth.

VVhat one is she so lyke the morow bryght,
Whiche yet doeth lacke the fulnes of my lyght,

Whiche she hereafter shall receyue
In glory?
Who lyke the Moone is pleasaunt to the syght,
My Moone I meane, my truth that shynes by nyght.
Whiche doeth of me her lyght receyue,
In glory?
Yea what is she so lyke the Sunne elect:
Lyke me the Sunne, chief of the chosen sect,
Whiche shyne aboue with my father,
In glory?
Yea what is she so dreadfull to beholde,
Whiche on my wurd doeth bear her selfe so bolde,
Styll standyng styffe lyke a banner,
In glory?
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