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