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Her skin was white as curd. Her eyes, green as the cedars of Lebanon. Her lips, tamarisk honey. Like the breast of a dove, her arms were soft. And the wine of desire was in her veins.

20 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:00:29.981 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- May God guide your heart.

- Tonight he is awake.

- Which of my sisters did you choose?

- I made no choice, Sephora.

- She was very beautiful, wasn't she? This woman of Egypt who left her scar upon your heart.

- Her skin was white as curd. Her eyes, green as the cedars of Lebanon. Her lips, tamarisk honey. Like the breast of a dove, her arms were soft. And the wine of desire was in her veins.

- Yes. She was beautiful as a jewel.

- A jewel has brilliant fire, but gives no warmth.

- Our hands are not so soft, but they can serve. Our bodies not so white, but they are strong.

- Our lips are not perfumed, but they speak the truth.

- Love is not an art to us. It's life to us.

- We are not dressed in gold and fine linen. Strength and honor are our clothing.

[...]

The Ten Commandments (1956) Sound Clip

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Actors: Charlton Heston (Moses), Yul Brynner (Ramses II), Anne Baxter (Nefretiri), Edward G. Robinson (Dathan), Yvonne De Carlo (Sephora)

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