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