Verse 12
(12) Unto the vine.—We might have felt surprise that the vine was not the first choice, but the low-growing, trellised vine, which needs support for its own tendrils, might seem less suitable. Indeed, ancient nations talked of the female vine—
“Or they led the vine
To wed her elm; she round about him flingsHer marriageable arms,” &c.—Milton.
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