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Seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness

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A description of the autumn season, highlighting its misty and fruitful nature.

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Bless with fruit the vines

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A wish or blessing for the vines to be fruitful.

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And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core

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A desire for all fruits to be fully ripe and mature.

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Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?

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A rhetorical question asking who hasn't seen the abundance of nature.

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Thy hair soft-lifted by winnowing wind

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Imagery of hair being gently lifted by the wind, personifying nature.

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Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers

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Nature's gentle touch, sparing the flowers in the field.

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A wailful choir the small gnats mourn

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The sound of gnats is likened to a mournful choir.

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Gathering swallows twitter in the skies

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Swallows are gathering and chirping in the sky, indicating seasonal change.