Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuitOf This and That endeavour and dispute; Better be jocund with the fruitful GrapeThan sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit. LV You know, my Friends, with what a brave CarouseI made a Second Marriage in my house ; Divorced old barren Reason from my Bed,And took the Daughter of the Vine to Spouse. LVI «M- -L. «?•?,-,•?•,.? •HW1 **>£ ?iii i?- ;^iii? 11? in r iivi^iiii?.? ii 1 1 LVII Ah, but my Computations, People say,Reduced the Year to better reckoning ? — Nay, T was only striking fro

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuitOf This and That endeavour and dispute; Better be jocund with the fruitful GrapeThan sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit. LV You know, my Friends, with what a brave CarouseI made a Second Marriage in my house ; Divorced old barren Reason from my Bed,And took the Daughter of the Vine to Spouse. LVI «M- -L. «?•?,-,•?•,.? •HW1 **>£ ?iii i?- ;^iii? 11? in r iivi^iiii?.? ii 1 1 LVII Ah, but my Computations, People say,Reduced the Year to better reckoning ? — Nay, T was only striking from the CalendarUnborn To-morrow and dead

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