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Beloved, if thou a reverend Molla be,

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Beloved, if thou a reverend Molla be, by Omar Khayyam

Beloved, if thou a reverend Molla be,
Quit saintly show, and feigned austerity,
And quaff the wine that Murtaza purveys,
And sport with Houris 'neath some shady tree!

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