The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam . INDEED the Idols I have lovedso long Have done my credit in this World much wrong:Have drownd my Glory in a shallow Cup,And sold my Reputation for a rDEED, indeed, Repentanceoft beforeI swore—but was I sober when Iswore ? And then and then came Spring, and Rose-in-handMy thread-bare Penitence apieces tore. 102

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