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Ah, you are fair, my darling,
Ah, you are fair.
Your eyes are like doves
Behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
Streaming down Mount Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
Climbi…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Hellenistic Period, 4th–2nd Century BCE
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My lovely lady is like flights of scent—
the other day she opened like a flower—
She is beautiful as angels in the spring—
the other night her sun warmed my heart—
My lady’s lips are the single…
Contributor:
Gustave Kahn
Places:
Lorraine, France
Date:
1897
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The Song of Songs, by Solomon.
Oh, give me of the kisses of your mouth,
For your love is more delightful than wine.
Your ointments yield a sweet fragrance,
Your name is like finest oil…
Places:
Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Hellenistic Period, 4th–2nd Century BCE
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My beloved is clear-skinned and ruddy,
Preeminent among ten thousand.
His head is finest gold,
His locks are curled
And black as a raven.
His eyes are like doves
By watercourses,
Bathed in milk…
Places:
Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Hellenistic Period, 4th–2nd Century BCE