Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ORIENTAL MAIDEN, by J. O. JENKYNS 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 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL NAMING FOR LOVE by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: AUX ITALIENS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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