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Thomas Campion's use of biblical motifs and language has been acknowledged by various critics, and particularly by David Lindley, who highlights the influence of the book of Psalms on Campion's poetry. No scholar has ever pointed out the influence of another biblical book on Campion's work: the Song of Songs, which appears mainly in love poems, intertwining with the Petrarchan and more generally Renaissance tradition of love poetry. The use of the biblical book is not unique to Campion, who, in referring to Solomon's Song in his love poetry, shared an intertextual practice with other Renaissance poets. The fascinating and ambivalent Song of Songs, simultaneously a scriptural and allegorically interpreted text and a sensual example of love poetry, held a particular appeal for poets; it was used both in accordance with the rules and premises of Petrarchan poetry and as a contrasting element.