From The Song of Solomon

 
 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.
10  How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much
             better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine
             ointments than all spices!
11  Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb:
             honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell
             of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
12  A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring
             shut up, a fountain sealed.

 
From the Holy Bible, King James version

 

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