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THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 14 by OMAR KHAYYAM

First Line: LOOK TO THE BLOWING ROSE ABOUT US - 'LO, / LAUGHING,' SHE SAYS
Last Line: "TEAR, AND ITS TREASURE ON THE GARDEN THROW."
Subject(s): TIME;
Look to the blowing Rose about us -- "Lo,
Laughing," she says, "into the world I blow,
At once the silken tassel of my Purse
Tear, and its Treasure on the Garden throw."


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