Song of songs; or, sacred idyls / translated from the original Hebrew, with notes critical and explanatory by John Mason Good.

  • Old Testament [Bible].
Date:
1803
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Credit: Song of songs; or, sacred idyls / translated from the original Hebrew, with notes critical and explanatory by John Mason Good. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    t I NOTES ON IDYL XII. (*) IV/iose hosom boasts no captivating charms.'] “Who, unlike myself, is- destitute of the captivating and prominent attraction of an ample fortune. The image is equally obvi- ous and beautiful. 'I'he property of the royal bride might have been derive*! from some collateral source; or her father might have died abruptly before he was apprised that her mo- ther was pregnant with his younger sister; and hence the dis- ]>ai ity of their situations. ( * ) Call her a trail—and o'er this trail shall tower i I'he j)as- Two silver turrets of resistless power. S sage has never, that 1 know of, been satisfactorily exjilained by any commentator, and yet I think it is one of the most exquisite in the wliole poem. 'I’he assaults of love are generally made, in the language of poetry, from the brilliant and piercing e^es of the fair assailant; and our author has not Iktii inattentive to tliiselegant comparison, as the reader may see by reverting to Idyl VII. (^). In the instance before us the imagery is atlmi- ral.-ly varied. 'I'he same sort of efl'ect is produced, but the artillery is played from a ditTercnt quarter. The fair one is now compared to the surrounding wallofa fortified city, which was often erected with consummate skill, and beautified with all the ornaments of architecture. Over difl'erent jjarts of the wall were projected towers or turrets for the ]mrp*>sc of repel- ling the assailing fiae; in the construction and finish of which the skill of the artist was principally exerted. 'I’he royal bard %