Excerpt from Canticles, or Song of Solomon: A New Translation With Notes and an Attempt to Interpret the Sacred Allegories Contained in That Book; To Which Is Added an Essay on the Name and Character of the Redeemer In accomplishing the first part of our design, it will be seen, that we derive great assistance from the labours of others. And much assistance in deed was necessary: for to settle the literal meaning and distribution of the Song of Solomon has been justly considered as a very difficult task. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.