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THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 6 by OMAR KHAYYAM

First Line: AND DAVID'S LIPS ARE LOCKT; BUT IN DIVINE
Last Line: THAT SALLOW CHEEK OF HERS T' INCARNADINE.
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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