...my soul distinctly heard the voice of its Well-beloved, saying in the very language of Scripture, " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...unruffled on. All is calm and bright and blessed. The beloved one draws near and whispers, " Arise my love, my fair one, and come away,- for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...prepared the way ; and there is no stop in it for any that mind it. Hence Christ says to the spouse, '' Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone," &c. Cant. ii. 10, 11. Enemies, may stand betwixt you and all created refuges,...

...says, " Let us go forth into the fields, let us lodge in the villages," as she to him when he says, " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away: for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone," &c. In the above note we have the testimony of a witness who, no doubt, would...

...unclouded sun and an unsullied firmament makes creation sing for joy. The voice of the Beloved is heard, " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For,...the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise,...

...and probity «ritten at the same time as the preeeding : — " Hise up, mv love, my tot one, and eome away ! For, lo, the Winter is past, the rain is o•er...the voiee of the turtle is heard in our land ; the n>ms putteth forth her green flgs, and the vines with the tender pipe tss' good -m. I!. Arise, my love,...

...strengthened by the God of power, His faithful witness I shall be; Though weak, I can do all through thee. 31. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...streams of gentleness " on all things round, and clasping all above?" "Rise up," said the wise Solomon, " rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo ! the Winter is past, tho rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come,...

...question that the poet, in the speech that follows, remembered those two passages which are spoken on a like occasion, and filled with the same pleasing images"...voice of the turtle is heard in our land. The fig-tree imtteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a Fgood smell. Arise, my love,...

...unclouded sun and an unsullied firmament makes creation sing for joy. The voice of the Beloved is heard, " Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For,...the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; the fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise,...