8 Said I, Let me climb the palm-tree, And let now thy breasts become And the odour of thy breath, 9 And the flowing of thy lips PART IV. CHAP. VII. II-VIII. 4. Garden in the Fields with Blossoms, Early Fruits, and Stores from the previous Autumn. THE BRIDE. II Come thou, my Well-beloved, 12 Let us go forth into the field; If the flowers are opening of the grape, VIII. 2 All pleasant fruits, Both new and old, My Beloved, Have I laid up in store for Thee. Oh that thou wert as my Brother, I would kiss thee, Yea and they would not despise me; Would bring thee to my mother's house, I would make thee drink of wine with spice, 3 His left hand under my head should be, CANTICLE V. CHAP. VIII. 5-14. UNION OF THE BRIDE WITH A YOUNGER SISTER, AND TRANSFERENCE OF THE VINEYARD. DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM. 5 Who is this coming up from the Desert, Leaning herself on her Well-beloved? THE BRIDE. Under the apple-tree I uplifted Thee; There thy mother travailed with thee, 6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, The flames thereof are coals of fire, The bright flame of the Almighty; 7 Waters many cannot quench love, Nor shall floodstreams overwhelm it; The wealth of his house for love, PART II.- -CHAP. VIII. 8-10. The Little Sister. FRIENDS OF THE BRIDEGROOM. (Consulting.) 8 A sister have we, a little one, 9 And there are no breasts on her; What shall we do for our sister's sake, ΙΟ THE LITTLE SISTER. I am become a Wall, And my breasts like turrets; So am I in his eyes, As one that findeth Peace. PART III.-CHAP. VIII. 11-14. The Bride in the Vineyard, her Lord's and her own. II 12 FRIENDS OF THE BRIDEGROOM. A Vineyard owned Solomon, He had given the vineyard THE BRIDE. (With her Sister united.) My Vineyard, even mine, is before me, |