"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."

"And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak."

"My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred."

"¶ Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?"

"I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies."

"My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice."

"They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night."

"I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not."

"His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven."

"The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved."