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