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THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 1 by OMAR KHAYYAM

First Line: WAKE! FOR THE SUN WHO SCATTERED INTO FLIGHT
Last Line: THE SULTAN'S TURRET WITH A SHAFT OF LIGHT.
Subject(s): TIME;
Wake! for the Sun, who scattered into flight
The Stars before him from the Field of Night,
Drives Night along with them from Heaven, and strikes
The Sultan's Turret with a Shaft of Light.


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