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Epithalamium, or Solomons Song

Together with the Songs of Moses, Exod. 15 & Deut. 32. ... Digested into a known and familiar meeter, by Samuel Slater

Slater, Samuel

[dedication]

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CHAP. VI.

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CHAP. VI.

1.

This well-beloved that is thine,
O whither is he gone?

Thou that of women dost appear
to be the fairest one:
Yea whither is he turn'd aside,
that is thus lov'd of thee?
Tell us and as thou dost him seek,
so seek for him will we.

2.

Gone to his garden, and the beds
of spices, is my dear;
To feed in gardens, and withal
to gather lillies there.

3.

My well-beloved he is mine,
and I likewise am his;
The place where he doth please to feed,
among the lillies is.

4.

As Tirza and Jerusalem,
so thou my love art fair
And beautiful, yea terrible
as Troops that Banners bear.

5.

Turn thou thine eyes from me, for I
am overcome thereby;
Thy hair is as a flock of goats
that come from Gilead high.

6.

Thy teeth likewise within thy mouth
they also do appear
Even like unto a flock of sheep,
being washed and made clear.
All which are fruitful, and no less
then twins they bear each one:
Among them all a barren sheep
cannot be found, not one.

7.

Yea even like unto a piece
of a Pomgranate, are
The temples of thy head, which do
within thy locks appear.

8.

There are for number threescore queens
with them there are no less
Then fourscore concubines, besides
the virgins numberless.

9.

My dove, my undefil'd is one,
she is the only dear
Her mother hath, the choice she is
of her that did her bear.
The daughters when they had her seen
did bless her, yea also
The queens, and concubines, and they
her praise abroad did show.

10.

But who is she that morning like
looks forth? and doth appear
For fairness, like unto the moon,
and as the sun, is clear.
Yea likewise terrible she is,
and greatly to be dread,
As is an Army ord'red out,
and hath its Banners spread.

11.

Into the garden I went down
of Nuts, that I might know,
And see what fruit was to be found
in vallies that are low.
Yea likewise I went down to see
whether the vine did spring
And flourish where they grew & eke
Pomgranates buds did bring.

12.

Then on a sudden, and before
that I was well aware,
My soul made me like chariots of
Aminadib that are.

13.

Return, O Shulamite, return;
return again, I say;

Do thou O Shulamite return,
that look on thee we may.
What will ye see in Shulamite,
so called as ye hear?
As Armies two in company,
even so she doth appear.