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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 6, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: And david's lips are lockt; but in divine
Last Line: That sallow cheek of hers t' incarnadine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: And david's lips are lockt; but in divine
Last Line: That sallow cheek of hers t' incarnadine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
And David's lips are lockt; but in divine
High-piping Pehlevi, with "Wine! Wine! Wine!
Red Wine!" -- the Nightingale cries to the Rose,
That sallow cheek of hers t' incarnadine.
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