...mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my épouse ; thou hast ravished or the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basins* spou»e ! how much better is thy love than wine ! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices...

...mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast 3 ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ; thou hast ravished nd ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. 6 And the inhabitant of this 4 ! 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb : m honey and milk are under thy tongue ; and the...

...of the leopards. 9 Thou hast taken captive my heart, my sister, my spouse ; Thou hast taken captive my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck. 10 How sweet is thy love, my sister, my spouse ! How much more precious thy caresses than wine, And the fragrance...

...thou, O love, for delights ! Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ! thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck," Song iv. 9. The reader will indulge me, I hope, with barely adding, that if such was the sweet result...

...beauty. Oh, howmuch it shall engage Him, if thou wilt obey his heavenly call ! thou shalt " ravish his heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck" — as it is in the next verse of the text. 3. Another argument is in Canticles vi. 10, 11, 12, " Who...

...these sacrifices were but the type, — and thus may I have a time of wondrous communing with my GOD. " How fair is thy love, My sister, My spouse, how much better is thy love than wine." Closer communion, nearer union with the Beloved this Lent, spoken to by Him " as a man speaketh unto...

...with eyes of love, either one of which ravishes His heart, as it is written : — " Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck" (Cant. iv. 9). Fourthly: because the Church will then exhibit to the contemplation of the world, and...

...of his saints. Verse 9. — Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. " Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ;" what endearing language of the Lord to his Church,...

...title of Pharaoh's daughter, hear what the Spirit speaketh to the church. " Thou hast ravished ray heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck," Cant. iv. 9. Literally, corporeal beauty is commended; chains, jewels, ornaments allowed : spiritually,...

...Jesus Christ." Cant. iv. 9, " Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck." 4. As a cordial to support, with the prospect of a happy event, all the followers of Christ. 1st, Under...