Indeed, indeed, Repentance oft before I swore—but was I sober when I swore?
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Indeed, indeed, Repentance oft before I swore—but was I sober when I swore?
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza XXXVI
c. 11th-12th century
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