| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | An Oriental Maiden | | By J. O. Jenkyns |
| | | THOU fairest one of Judah’s daughters, | |
| I would thy lover be; | |
| Oh, may thy heart be free from others, | |
| And treasured but for me. | |
| I fain would see thy brown eyes brighten, | 5 |
| Which all their love disclose; | |
| To see thy cheeks, their colors brighten, | |
| Like tintings on the rose. | |
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| Thou maiden rare, of ancient nation, | |
| Thy soul is dear to me; | 10 |
| And does my heart, with each pulsation, | |
| Beat every stroke for thee. | |
| Then grant the boon, I ask thy favor, | |
| And give thy word to-day, | |
| Oh, let me come, thy truest lover, | 15 |
| And bid me not away. | | | | |
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