OLD TESTAMENT

Song of Songs 1:2

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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

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Verse 2. Ointments. The bosom used to be perfumed. Athen. xv. 5. and xv. 14.—Thy name. Thou thyself. The preaching of the gospel produced a wonderful change in the world. 2 Corinthians 2:15. Calmet.—The Church honours the name of Jesus on the second Sunday after the Epiphany. A. Butler, p. 130. Bible.—Thee. The martyrs and Christian virgins are inflamed with divine love.

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