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A loving hind and a pleasant doe -- Let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
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A Loving Hind & Pleasant Doe
Commentators explain that comparing a wife to a "loving hind" and "pleasant doe" was high praise in ancient Eastern poetry. These animals, like the gazelle or roe deer, were common symbols of grace, beauty, and deep affection. The verse uses this beautiful imagery to celebrate the wife and the loveliness of the marital bond.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Better, A loving hind (is she) and pleasant roe. As in the whole circle of Arab and Persian poetry the antelope and the gazelle are the ch…
19th Century
Anglican
Loving hind and pleasant roe.— The deer and chamois, from their grace and speed and lustrous eyes, have always been chose…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe That is, the wife of youth; let her always appear to you as amiable…
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