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