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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 1, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: Wake! For the sun who scattered into flight
Last Line: The sultan's turret with a shaft of light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: Wake! For the sun who scattered into flight
Last Line: The sultan's turret with a shaft of light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
Wake! for the Sun, who scattered into flight
The Stars before him from the Field of Night,
Drives Night along with them from Heaven, and strikes
The Sultan's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
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