What is thy beloved, more than another beloved,

That thou thus adjurest us?

THE SHULAMITE.

10 My beloved is white and ruddy,

Distinguished above thousands; [[168]]

11 His head is as the finest gold,

His flowing locks are black as the raven. [[169]]

12 His eyes, like doves in water streams,

Are bathing in milk, sitting on fulness;

13 His cheeks are like beds of balsam,