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Ere you succumb to shocks of mortal pain,

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Ere you succumb to shocks of mortal pain, by Omar Khayyam

Ere you succumb to shocks of mortal pain,
The rosy grape-juice from your wine-cup drain.
You are not gold, that, hidden in the earth,
Your friends should care to dig you up again!

Form: Quatrain

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