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