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-- Rubaiyat

Omar Khayyam





#14

The Worldly Hope men set

The Worldly Hope men set
their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes—or it prospers;
and anon,
like Snow upon the Desert's
dusty Face
Lighting a Little Hour or two—
is gone.










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