Incestuousness, that she may hear the words of The bed of her abominations, from the bed of her To the young men of the Egyptians, who areĬlothed in fine linen and hyacinth, whose shieldsĪre of gold, whose helmets are of silver, whoseīodies are mighty? Go, bid her rise up from Heads? Where is she who hath given herself Of Assyria, who have baldricks on their loins, and crowns of many colours on their Where is she who gave herself unto the Captains Yes it is of my mother that he is speaking. Up unto the lust of her eyes, and sent ambassadors Painted on the walls, even the images of theĬhaldeans painted with colours, and gave herself Him who hath cried in the waste places and in Him come forth, that he may hear the voice of One day die in the face of all the people? Bid

Where is he whose cup of abominations is nowįull? Where is he, who in a robe of silver shall He says terrible things about my mother, does Princess? The night is fair in the garden. Is it your pleasure that I bid them bring your Left the rivers, and are lying beneath the leaves of Themselves in the rivers, and the nymphs have How good to see the moon! She is like a little piece of money, a little silver flower. How I loathe the Romans I They are rough andĬommon, and they give themselves the airs of Of gade and russett cloaks, and Romans brutalĪnd coarse, with their uncouth jargon. Painted cheeks, and frizzed hair curled in columns,Īnd Egyptians silent and subtle, with long nails Who are tearing each other in pieces over theirįoolish ceremonies, and barbarians who drinkĪnd drink, and spill their wine on the pavement,Īnd Greeks from Smyrna with painted eyes and Here ! Within there are Jews from Jerusalem Why does the Tetrarch look at me all the while with his mole'sĮyes under his shaking eyelids? It is strange that the husband of my mother looks at me like She is like a narcissus trembling in the wind The Princess is getting up! She is leaving the Yet it is a terrible thing to strangle a king. The suckling child shall put his hand upon theĭragon's lair, he shall lead the lions by their

The eyes of the blind shall see theĭay, and the ears of the deaf shall be opened. When he cometh, the solitary places shall be glad. I am not worthy so much as to unloose the In fact, they only believe in things that oneĪfter me shall come another mightier than I. The Jews worship a God that one cannot see. I called them by their names, and they did not I have been on the mountains seeking themĮverywhere. Who say that they have hidden themselves in the Them quite enough, for they are very harsh to us.

In the year we sacrifice to them young men and maidens fifty young men and a hundred The Island of Samothrace, and is purple like theĪnother that comes from a town called Cyprus,Īnd the third is a wine of Sicily. Yes that is Herodias, the Tetrarch's wife. Is that the Queen Herodias, she who wears aīlack mitre sewed with pearls, and whose hair is

Salomé by oscar wilde