"My own beloved!" was his response.

My beloved is an angel.

Sing, then, thou beloved, "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

A mother would indeed do the same for her child; but the child is of her own flesh and blood, whereas the beloved may have been a stranger until an hour ago.

2. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

My beloved and I are riper in Hymen's lore by not less, I ween, than one fortnight.

My beloved and I are riper in Hymen's lore by not less, I ween, than one fortnight.