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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 62, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: I must abjure the balm of life, I must
Last Line: To fill the cup -- when crumbled into dust!
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: I must abjure the balm of life, I must
Last Line: To fill the cup -- when crumbled into dust!
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
I must abjure the Balm of Life, I must,
Scared by some After -- reckoning ta'en on trust,
Or lured with Hope of some Diviner Drink,
To fill the Cup -- when crumbled into Dust!
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