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Crave not of worldly sweets to take your fill,

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Crave not of worldly sweets to take your fill, by Omar Khayyam

Crave not of worldly sweets to take your fill,
Nor wait on turns of fortune, good or ill;
Be of light heart, as are the skies above,
They roll a round or two, and then lie still.

Form: Quatrain

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