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