And still the Vine her ancient Ruby yields, And still a Garden by the Water builds: Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest; Oh, the brave Music of a distant Drum!
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza XII
c. 11th-12th century
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