Verse 10
10. Who is she, etc. The purport of this verse is, that if all the ladies of the palace are thus warm in admiration of this girl, she need have no apprehension of slights and annoyances to which jealousy might give rise.
That looketh forth Better, looks forth.
As the morning The Greek goddess Athena,
“The patroness of Athens, and to whom was built the Parthenon.
The brightest gem
Greece wore on all her zone,”
was the deified dawn. At the first streak of light in the east the priestess kindled her sacrificial fire and chanted a hymn of praise. The red morn beaming from the hills is always beautiful. So the meek moon, walking in brightness, and the effulgent sun that lights up the blushing day, all are vigorous metaphors.
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