Verse 10
10. I am a wall, etc. Better, I am a wall, and of marriageable age. This is her reply to the suggestions of her brothers. Her principles have stood the test. The development of the bosom in woman, as the growth of beard in man, marks puberty, the time of life when marriage unions may properly be consummated.
“ ‘ Tis the time of times, in the dewy morn,
When the sunbeams flush the earth,
To yield in love a glowing heart,
Whatever that heart be worth.”
She turns to the Beloved with an air of triumph. The last obstacle of love the removal of her brothers’ misgivings seems removed.
Then was I Better, therefore am I. This is said to the Beloved concerning her brother, whose anxiety for her character is now at rest.
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