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The Bible, Song of Solomon 2:12:

The flowers appear on the earth;

the time of the singing of birds is come,

and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,

and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell.

Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Note that the biblical ‘turtle’ in fact refers to the turtledove.

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