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,