...Darkness of complexion has been attributed to the sun's power, from the age of Solomon to this day,— "Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me ;" and there cannot be a doubt, that, to a certain degree, the opinion is well founded. The invisible...

...black, that being the colour of the goats from whose hair they are made. " I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon." — PIETHO DELLA VALLE. [Persian Notion that no House endureth which is built by Oppression."] " TUE...

...iv. 7. Tbou art all fair, my love, there is no spot in thee. 5 Song i. 5. I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Verse 15. Behold thou art fair, my love ; behold thou art fair, thou hast doves' eyes. ( John iii....

...upright lore tliee. 5. I am black but comely, O ye ditighters of Jerusalem, as the tenta of K»iar, aa the curtains of Solomon. 6. Look not upon me because I am blick, because the sun hath looked upon me : my mother's children were тру with me ; they made me...

...inhabitants of the globe, appears from various sources. In the word of inspiration we find recorded — ' Look not upon me because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me.' And in the ancient tragic poet of Phaselis, we read, ' the Ethiopians are coloured by the near sun-god...

...knowest all things, thou knowest that /love thee" (John xxi. 17). Ver. 5. " / am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon." The contemplation of uprightness seems to have turned the thoughts of the Bride aside for a moment,...

...Darkness of complexion has been attributed to the sun's power from the age of Solomon to this day—'Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me;' and there can be no doubt that to a certain degree, the opinion is well founded. The invisible rays...

...Saviour) came into fashion, in allusion to the Canticles of Solomon : — " I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon." — M. Raoul Rochtitte says, " As Christianity was obscured in the darkness of the middle ages, the...

...have a sort of malignant influence on the church ; they scorch and blacken her exceedingly : Song i. 6, " Look not upon me, because I am black, because...upon me : my mother's children were angry with me." Hence yon may see the dreadful mischief which it does, Rev. vHi. 7, 8, " There followed bail and fire,...

...Darkness of complexion has been attributed to the sun's power from the age of Solomon to this day — "Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me ;" and there can be no doubt that, to a certain degree, the opinion is well founded. The invisible...