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