This is quite a comprehensive treatment of the Song o Solomon. The author who lived in the mid 19th century borrows heavily from Greek and Latin authors for his illustrations. Evidence of how times have changed. He offers many geographical and cultural insights along the way that open up new vistas of meaning. It is a work to be used of teaching or preaching through the book. Few though seem to preach from it there are wonderful illustrations to draw from if one should choose to do so.