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