THIS is the song they made for Jezebel, The King's daughter of Zidon, Chanting her through the gate of Samaria By the way of Jezreel. @3Tzing-gong!@1 to the tunable cymbals, Bells a-swing on her canopy, This is the song the Sons of Korah Lifted beneath the terebinths: Maschil, a Song of Loves for Jezebel, A bride meet for Ahab. 'Gladdened with lutes from ivory palaces, With Kings' daughters attendant, Scented of myrrh, of aloes, of cassia Come, O bridegroom, forth! Sworded on thigh and sceptred of equity, Fairer than children of men, Chrism'd of the Lord above thy fellows, Alight, O King, from thy chariot! Lead, to her throne beside thee, Jezebel Dazzling in gold of Ophir!' —@3But hush! the grooms are sponging his chariot By the pool of Samaria.@1 'Hearken, O daughter! Leave to remember Thy people, thy father's house: So shall the King desire thy loveliness— Worship thou him, thy lord! She of Tyre, that was thy playfellow, Sues thee now with a gift: The merchants also, thy friends aforetime, Henceforth are thy homagers. 'Glorious within is the King's daughter To whom the Isles pay tribute! Lead her, clothed in a garment of needlework, Lay her to bed, O Virgins! Whisper "Be comforted, bride of Israel, Thou that wast of Zidon: In place of fathers shall be thy children Princes in all the earth!"' This was the song they made for Jezebel: Maschil, a Song of Loves. —@3But hush! The dogs are eating Jezebel, By the wall of Jezreel.@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NOT BY THE SEA by SARA TEASDALE THE SOUND OF THE SEA; SONNET by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW MONCH AND JUNGFRAU by ANTON ALEXANDER VON AUERSPERG ON PLOUGHING by EVELYN D. BANGAY TWELVE SONNETS: 8 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE END by BYRON HAVERLY BLACKFORD |