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