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Your head rises upon you like Carmel;[a]
    your hair is like purple;
    a king is caught in its locks.

Love’s Desires

How beautiful you are, how fair,
    my love, daughter of delights!
Your very form resembles a date-palm,[b]
    and your breasts, clusters.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:6 Carmel: a prominent set of cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean.
  2. 7:8–9 Date-palm: a figure of stateliness. The lover is eager to enjoy the possession of his beloved.