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THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 62 by OMAR KHAYYAM

First Line: I MUST ABJURE THE BALM OF LIFE, I MUST
Last Line: TO FILL THE CUP -- WHEN CRUMBLED INTO DUST!
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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