The lover continues, declaring that the beloved's kisses shall be like good wine going down smoothly and gliding over lips and teeth, establishing the beloved's mouth as a source of pleasure comparable to fine wine and as affecting the lover's entire being. The description of wine going down smoothly establishes that the beloved's kisses are pleasant and intoxicating, establishing oral contact as a source of supreme pleasure. The reference to gliding over lips and teeth establishes that even the structures of the beloved's mouth—her lips and teeth previously praised—are sources of pleasure in the act of kissing. This verse theologically suggests that the beloved's mouth and kisses are sources of intoxicating pleasure and that oral contact is central to erotic union.

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