Excerpt from Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews, Vol. 2 of 2 Abarbanel distinguishes three species of Canticles. The first is the rythmical, or that with similar endings in use among the more modern Hebrews (who learned it from the Arabic writers), but which was certainly un. Known to the authors of the Holy Scriptures. The se cond was adapted to music, and sung either alone or ac companied with instruments: such are the songs of Moses, of Deborah, of David. The third species consists of pap i'ables, or proverbs; which species, says he (though by the way absurdly enough, as is not uncommon with the Rab. Binical writers), is properly denominated Shir. From this class, however, he excludes the parables of the pro phets, according to the distinction of Maimonides be. Tween prophecy and the Holy Spirit. (see [more Neboc. Ii. He says they are not Canti'cles, because they are not the work of the prophet himself, but the mere effect of the prophetic inspiration. M antissa Dissert. Ad Libr. Cosm, p. 413. Author's Note. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.