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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 43, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: So when that angel of the darker drink
Last Line: Forth to your lips to quaff -- you shall not shrink.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: So when that angel of the darker drink
Last Line: Forth to your lips to quaff -- you shall not shrink.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
So when that Angel of the darker Drink
At last shall find you by the river-brink,
And, offering his Cup, invite your Soul
Forth to your Lips to quaff -- you shall not shrink.
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