For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maidens.
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Richard Challoner
AD 1781
The corn: His most excellent gift is the blessed Eucharist, called here The corn, that is, the bread of the elect, and the wine springing forth virgins; that is, maketh virgins to bud, or spring forth, as it were, like flowers among thorns; because it has a wonderful efficacy to give and preserve purity.