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