Song of Solomon 4:11 (YLT)

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Song of Solomon 4:11

Thy lips - drop as the honey-comb - Thy words are as delicious to my heart as the first droppings of the honey-comb are to the palate.
Honey and milk are under thy tongue - Eloquence and persuasive speech were compared among the ancients to honey and milk.
Thus Homer, Iliad, lib. i., ver. 247: -
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Experienced Nestor, in persuasion skill' d,
Words sweet as honey from his lips distill' d.
But the figure is common to all writers and languages. A similar expression will be seen in the Gitagovinda.

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