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