“But I'm not one of those with a resentful temperament: I have a quiet heart.”
“I want to tell you something, and yet my shame prevents me.”
“But stand before me, if you are my friend, and spread the grace that's in your eyes.”
“As a sweet apple reddens on a high branch at the tip of the topmost bough: The apple-pickers missed it. No, they didn't miss it: They couldn't reach it.”
“For you, O Bridegroom, there was never another girl like this one.”
“Fortunate bridegroom, now the marriage that you prayed for is accomplished, you have the girl for whom you prayed, and you, bride, your appearance is full of grace, your eyes are gentle and love wells on your delightful face: Aphrodite has honored you beyond all others.”
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