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