Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11

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The person Of Christ II described by
solomon in such pictures as this; His
eyes are like doves beside the water
brooks; was hid with milk and fitly
set" and the graces OF the Church. who
IL the bride OF the king, are set forth
In such expressions as these: MY
art fair, my Undecided. Behold
thou art fair, my love. behold thou
art fair: thine eyes are as doves SO
David's or solonon's description OF the
Church, founded on knowledge Of the
rock dove, Is in the purest imagery
OF exquisite song; 20 my dove, that art
in the clefts OF the rock. In the
covert OF the steer place, let me see
thy countenance. let me hear thy
voice; for sweet II thy voice. and
thy countenance Is comely."
For the voice of the doyo--Who has
not heard IL? and, having heard, who
has ever forgotten IL? The nute-likc.
tremulous cooling OF our own mourning
dove, as II floats TO the ear from an
oak-brush grove, il especially sure 20
arouse sadness in our human sympa-
thies; although. when dove notes grow
heart-rending In their waverlng appeal,
IL is found that the birds are not really
mourning, but simply caressing each
other In rare ecstasy.
Knowledge Of dovo-ways has been
n source OF Inspiration TO nearly all OF
the gifted poets az the most delicate
medium for the refined expression Of
love and sorrow and the dove-imagery
used by the Biblical writer's has been
the model for all subsequent time. "The
voice OF the turtle Is heard In our
land" wrote solomon in his beautiful
spring song; for he knew well that the
return OF the turtle doves from the
south dn ApriD ana their abundant
presence thereafter on every tree and
over the fields Of Jordan. was the sure
harbinger of spring. Altar a poet OF
ancient Persia, thus describes the
sham sorrow" OF the rlng-dove's voice.
Then from wood was heard unseen
to coo,
The rlng-doye-'Yusufl yusufl yusufi
yuH"
So, imbued with Isaiahs description
OF the flight OF doves, Elizabeth Bar
rett Brownings SURPRISING love letter
contains the exquisite line: Like "a
doves to their windows. so do my
thoughts ny to thee"
Davld's lament, 30 that / had wings
like dovel for then I would fly away
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all ages have used without change. The
dove returning to the ark with the
olive branch, has since been the sym
boil Of peace in all languages while,
as the sign OF the Spirit the descent
the dove upon the Son Of Man has
onshrlned this bird beyond any other
In the Christian heart
Chiefly for these sentimental reasons,
we would urge upon future leEsla-
tors and upon the people generally that
considerable treatment Of our gentle
wild dove to which it's nature and beau
", as well as its historic associations,
dearly entitle H. As for ourselves and
our children. let US strive to be fair to
the creature whose form has been hon
ored by the requirements Of the religion
of Israel and whose attributes enable
IT to embody so well the suggestion OF
the two great emotions OF the heart
grief and alteration. And be II far from
us To cause the nestlings to perish by
killing the bird which poets delight TO
use in making such couplets as,
Laden with sorrow. laden with love.
Fly to thy home again, beautiful dove!'