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THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 18 by OMAR KHAYYAM

First Line: THEY SAY THE LION AND THE LIZARD KEEP
Last Line: STAMPS O'ER HIS HEAD, BUT CANNOT BREAK HIS SLEEP.
Subject(s): FREEDOM; TIME; LIBERTY;
They say the Lion and the Lizard keep
The Courts where Jamshyd gloried and drank deep:
And Bahram, that great Hunter -- the Wild Ass
Stamps o'er his Head, but cannot break his Sleep.


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