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Of all the trees that in earth’s vineyard grow, And with their clusters tempted man to pull And eat, one tree alone the true Celestial manna bore, which filled the soul. The tree of holiness, of heavenly seed, A native of the skies, though stunted made, And dwarfed by time’s cold, damp, ungenial soil, And chilling winds, yet yielding fruit so pure, So nourishing and sweet, as on his way Refreshed the pilgrim; and begot desire Unquenchable, to climb the arduous path To where her sister plants, in their own clime, Around the fount and by the stream of life, Blooming beneath the sun that never sets, Bear fruit of perfect relish fully ripe.
Of all the trees that in earth’s vineyard grow, And with their clusters tempted man to pull And eat, one tree alone the true Celestial manna bore, which filled the soul. The tree of holiness, of heavenly seed, A native of the skies, though stunted made, And dwarfed by time’s cold, damp, ungenial soil, And chilling winds, yet yielding fruit so pure, So nourishing and sweet, as on his way Refreshed the pilgrim; and begot desire Unquenchable, to climb the arduous path To where her sister plants, in their own clime, Around the fount and by the stream of life, Blooming beneath the sun that never sets, Bear fruit of perfect relish fully ripe.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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Page 615 · printed citation: Pollok · subject: TREE
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