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 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, "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."— 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