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