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