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