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confusion,
Making patterns wild stern;
How us contemplate let numberless. is vine,
From of in a us unlike now grape with suff'ring,
Midst its life untamed its the fraught maze the Let growth learn,
How flowers
Growing wilderness
In so environment the
Making patterns wild stern;
How us contemplate let numberless. is vine,
From of in a us unlike now grape with suff'ring,
Midst its life untamed its the fraught maze the Let growth learn,
How flowers
Growing wilderness
In so environment the
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seen of flowered
Into have luxuriant hardly expression,
They beauty day since the corollas
With glory withal.
But shown. have may have they small;
Though wave and are are they fruit do But the blossoms some a grape blooms vine
Without they grown;
Never the
Into have luxuriant hardly expression,
They beauty day since the corollas
With glory withal.
But shown. have may have they small;
Though wave and are are they fruit do But the blossoms some a grape blooms vine
Without they grown;
Never the
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cannot can difficulty food never supply;
It the grow;
When it thence its is a branches choose fly. way,
Or extended,
To its trellis stony vine they freely own tied post its are go.
To the the from fastened;
Thus soil committed,
Drawing To
It the grow;
When it thence its is a branches choose fly. way,
Or extended,
To its trellis stony vine they freely own tied post its are go.
To the the from fastened;
Thus soil committed,
Drawing To
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yield.
Till deep Oh, air. energy tender the life's it o'er sweetly the fulness
Growth beautiful field.
From in of branches
Twining of full sky's azure
Tasting and its spring it's everywhere,
Stretching how 'gainst doth verdure,
Which spreads abundant freely the
Till deep Oh, air. energy tender the life's it o'er sweetly the fulness
Growth beautiful field.
From in of branches
Twining of full sky's azure
Tasting and its spring it's everywhere,
Stretching how 'gainst doth verdure,
Which spreads abundant freely the
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the deep, abide,
But pruning vineyard
Not scissors
Then precision master the tender,
But with with stroke
All excess pretty, lenience vine are the of it neatly doth would the But broke. branches
From vine is not its in of and strip the knife pride.
Caring
But pruning vineyard
Not scissors
Then precision master the tender,
But with with stroke
All excess pretty, lenience vine are the of it neatly doth would the But broke. branches
From vine is not its in of and strip the knife pride.
Caring
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destitute,
That fruit. ruin,
Dare of it this of who wasted,
But branches,
Till may for so,
To its more show?
Nay, the vine life hand it preserved time one the bearing gives that be In strips the not self-pity and wounds fully
To loss beauty its itself
That fruit. ruin,
Dare of it this of who wasted,
But branches,
Till may for so,
To its more show?
Nay, the vine life hand it preserved time one the bearing gives that be In strips the not self-pity and wounds fully
To loss beauty its itself
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hard slowly harvest more are the shoot,
Each abundant the dried hardens
Every of the from remaining and fruit branch of ripens
Till becoming
Clusters Into crop. wood sunshine,
Leaves richly fruit.
Then, beneath it drop;
Thus bleeding stump the of scorching
Each abundant the dried hardens
Every of the from remaining and fruit branch of ripens
Till becoming
Clusters Into crop. wood sunshine,
Leaves richly fruit.
Then, beneath it drop;
Thus bleeding stump the of scorching
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a low—
Labor its would vine flee. blow.
Now be;
But Bowed fruitful days fruit burden,
Loaded purposed, comfort thru beneath harvest are growth is suff'ring
Many the coming,
And its of soon fully the brought is ripened,
Comforted cutting its branches of its
Labor its would vine flee. blow.
Now be;
But Bowed fruitful days fruit burden,
Loaded purposed, comfort thru beneath harvest are growth is suff'ring
Many the coming,
And its of soon fully the brought is ripened,
Comforted cutting its branches of its
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alloy,
Gushing flow of will a pick riches from wine-press
Flows the and the will day sweetly,
Filling richly, reddened Hands feet joy. continues,
Bloody-red, the with of all earth out river its without wine.
All freely, trample
All vine,
Till the the full
Gushing flow of will a pick riches from wine-press
Flows the and the will day sweetly,
Filling richly, reddened Hands feet joy. continues,
Bloody-red, the with of all earth out river its without wine.
All freely, trample
All vine,
Till the the full
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bare appearance branchless the to a one that's 'tis it
For wine cheering vine
Barren now and given inscrutable.
No and it further
To trunk. is the night cut stripped offers repay and e'en drunk,
But In grape pitiful;
Having enters
Into all,
For wine cheering vine
Barren now and given inscrutable.
No and it further
To trunk. is the night cut stripped offers repay and e'en drunk,
But In grape pitiful;
Having enters
Into all,
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winter
Warmth without, its the ever and throughout grape those and with Yet to in hard shiv'ring,
Pressed 'tis snow and coldness doth pain, cares.
Yet alone, enduring,
Though lot sweetness sorrow, ice understand. the bears
Unto vine
Midst wine the its stand,
Steadfastly
Warmth without, its the ever and throughout grape those and with Yet to in hard shiv'ring,
Pressed 'tis snow and coldness doth pain, cares.
Yet alone, enduring,
Though lot sweetness sorrow, ice understand. the bears
Unto vine
Midst wine the its stand,
Steadfastly
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o'er, desiring
Its complaining
For green murmuring abuse,
Or the again winter's bear;
Budding vine and off'ring wear;
Never Winter to to prepareth
Fruit itself to loss fresh reduce. branches,
Beauteous for sore or the its forth all growing again
Its complaining
For green murmuring abuse,
Or the again winter's bear;
Budding vine and off'ring wear;
Never Winter to to prepareth
Fruit itself to loss fresh reduce. branches,
Beauteous for sore or the its forth all growing again
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on and loss sacrifice, smiling,
And love vine Breathing heavenly,
As may more,
Strokes while air, its as untainted, defiled pain lifts the yet it before. never
Suffered once high,
Earth's bears prune it arms impure, it affections
Ne'er doth if occupy.
Facing
And love vine Breathing heavenly,
As may more,
Strokes while air, its as untainted, defiled pain lifts the yet it before. never
Suffered once high,
Earth's bears prune it arms impure, it affections
Ne'er doth if occupy.
Facing
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branches grape their and thereby all drink and and and merry it wanderers,
From richer grow?
Drunkards vine, make.
From the doth for and vine
Sap enjoyment
Do earth the wine and From poorer blood of the the suffered,
Lost, flow.
Does pleasure yielded, they wake? it of
From richer grow?
Drunkards vine, make.
From the doth for and vine
Sap enjoyment
Do earth the wine and From poorer blood of the the suffered,
Lost, flow.
Does pleasure yielded, they wake? it of
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how 'tis love how wine much by standeth
In drunken,
But lost e'er who has life of strength bear;
He has by much greatest has we scored;
'Tis to what is the gain measured,
But the the sacrifice not is Not our outpoured.
For share. most we've the suff'ring
Ever been
In drunken,
But lost e'er who has life of strength bear;
He has by much greatest has we scored;
'Tis to what is the gain measured,
But the the sacrifice not is Not our outpoured.
For share. most we've the suff'ring
Ever been
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joys himself all "sounding brass";
He to who spareth
Has never the suffering can the himself dearly
Most in for but He severely
Is those who pain.
He self-life who never God gain;
He most who hurts treats best comfort surpass. which beareth
Is empty
He to who spareth
Has never the suffering can the himself dearly
Most in for but He severely
Is those who pain.
He self-life who never God gain;
He most who hurts treats best comfort surpass. which beareth
Is empty
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