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Poem
July 24, 1819
Edwardsville Spectator
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois
What is this article about?
The poem 'The Vine' uses the metaphor of a single vine producing grapes of different colors on various hills to symbolize how the 'True Vine'—representing spiritual grace—grows luxuriantly in diverse human hearts, offering heavenly blessings of joy and purity to all.
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POETRY.
THE VINE.
To many a sunny hill of green
One Vine may give its emerald curls:
And purple grapes will have been seen,
And there the white like mellowing pearls.
And when their blood these clusters shed
On different hills to cheer the soul
Those to a ruby rich and red,
These to a topaz turn the bowl.
Yet, though on different hills they grew,
Heaven's genial light made both mature;
And though they give a different hue,
They both are joyous, both are pure.
So the True Vine luxuriant grows
In many a breast: it springs in bloom
Along life's sunny slope, and throws
Its mellow honors round the tomb.
And though the blessings of this Vine
With different warmth and hue may glow
In different hearts in all 'tis wine
Of heavenly growth, and joyous flow.
THE VINE.
To many a sunny hill of green
One Vine may give its emerald curls:
And purple grapes will have been seen,
And there the white like mellowing pearls.
And when their blood these clusters shed
On different hills to cheer the soul
Those to a ruby rich and red,
These to a topaz turn the bowl.
Yet, though on different hills they grew,
Heaven's genial light made both mature;
And though they give a different hue,
They both are joyous, both are pure.
So the True Vine luxuriant grows
In many a breast: it springs in bloom
Along life's sunny slope, and throws
Its mellow honors round the tomb.
And though the blessings of this Vine
With different warmth and hue may glow
In different hearts in all 'tis wine
Of heavenly growth, and joyous flow.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Vine Metaphor
True Vine
Spiritual Grace
Heavenly Blessings
Joy Purity
Religious Allegory
Poem Details
Title
The Vine.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains In Iambic Tetrameter
Key Lines
So The True Vine Luxuriant Grows
In Many A Breast: It Springs In Bloom
Along Life's Sunny Slope, And Throws
Its Mellow Honors Round The Tomb.
And Though The Blessings Of This Vine
With Different Warmth And Hue May Glow
In Different Hearts In All 'Tis Wine
Of Heavenly Growth, And Joyous Flow.