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