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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 81, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh thou, who man of baser earth did make
Last Line: Is blackened -- man's forgiveness give-- and take!
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: Oh thou, who man of baser earth did make
Last Line: Is blackened -- man's forgiveness give-- and take!
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
Oh Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make,
And e'en with Paradise devise the Snake:
For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man
Is blackened -- Man's forgiveness give-- and take!
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