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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 56, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: For 'is' and 'is-not' though with rule and line
Last Line: I was never deep in anything but -- wine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: For 'is' and 'is-not' though with rule and line
Last Line: I was never deep in anything but -- wine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
For "Is" and "Is-not" though with Rule and Line
And "Up-and-Down" by Logic I define,
Of all that one should care to fathom,
I Was never deep in anything but -- Wine.
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