Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AN ORIENTAL MAIDEN, by J. O. JENKYNS


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AN ORIENTAL MAIDEN, by                    
First Line: Thou fairest one of judah's daughters
Last Line: And bid me not away
Subject(s): Hearts; Jews; Jews - Women; Love; Judaism


THOU fairest one of Judah's daughters,
I would thy lover be;
Oh, may thy heart be free from others,
And treasured but for me.
I fain would see thy brown eyes brighten,
Which all their love disclose;
To see thy cheeks, their colors brighten,
Like tintings on the rose.

Thou maiden rare, of ancient nation,
Thy soul is dear to me;
And does my heart, with each pulsation,
Beat every stroke for thee.
Then grant the boon, I ask thy favor,
And give thy word to-day,
Oh, let me come, thy truest lover,
And bid me not away





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