What's the book ?
Does anyone remember what book Richard Wanley falls asleep on ?
shareThe Song Of Songs Which is Solomon's, illustrated and illuminated by Valenti Angelo, NY, The Heritage Press, 1935.
In French : Le Cantique des cantiques
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You can find a copy of the text of this Jewish Hebrew text in the Tanakh (Ketuvim) or the Christian old Testament.
shareMy lover is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.
How handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant.
Not the sort of thing a married man should be reading when his wife goes away. No wonder he got ideas.