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Edward Fitzgerald, from “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam”
25Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss’dOf the Two Worlds so learnedly, are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to ScornAre scatter’d, and their Mouths are stopt with Dust. 26Oh, come with old Khayyám, and leave the WiseTo talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest… →