Ah, Moon of my Delight who know'st no wane, The Moon of Heav'n is rising once again: How oft hereafter rising shall she look Through this same Garden after me—in vain!
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza LXXV (variant)
c. 11th-12th century
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"The world is a tavern, and we are its guests; let us drink and be merry, for soon we must depart."
Controversial"Oh, many a Cup of this forbidden Wine Must drown the memory of that insolence!"
Strange & Unusual"Oh, threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! One thing at least is certain—This Life flies; One thing is certain and the rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown for ever dies."
Humorous"Earth then an endless Tabernacle drew Of Him whose coming none can tell, nor who, To fill the Bowl where now we pour the Wine, Before we too into the Dust shall strew."
Humorous"For we are helpless pieces of the game He plays Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays."
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