(A)Scarcely had I [a]left them
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I (B)held on to him and would not let him go
Until I had (C)brought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room of her who conceived me.”

[b]I (D)adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (E)gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until [c]she pleases.”

Solomon’s Wedding Day

[d][e](F)What is this coming up from the wilderness
Like (G)columns of smoke,
Perfumed with (H)myrrh and (I)frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?

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