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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 95, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: And much as wine has played the infidel
Last Line: One half so precious as the stuff they sell.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: And much as wine has played the infidel
Last Line: One half so precious as the stuff they sell.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
And much as Wine has played the Infidel,
And Robbed me of my Robe of Honor -- Well,
I wonder often what the Vintners buy
One half so precious as the stuff they sell.
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