So prosperous a reign as this,
God's people ne'er had known,
And mighty kings oft came to see
The monarch on his throne.
Thus God had said,[1] "Since thou dost choose
To walk in wisdom's ways,
Thou shalt be rich, and wise, and great,
Before me all thy days.
SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.
"And when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon she came
to prove him with hard questions. And she gave the king of gold and
of spices a very great store, and precious stones."—Kings x.
Uttermost parts of the earth
Had heard the wondrous fame
Of Solomon's most mighty acts,—
The greatness of his name.
Thence came the Queen of Sheba down
With camels bearing gold,
And precious stones, and spices sweet,—
Their worth has ne'er been told.
Arabian spices—such a store
Was never seen again
- ↑ Kings iii: 12.
