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Give me my cup in hand, and sing a glee

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Give me my cup in hand, and sing a glee by Omar Khayyam

Give me my cup in hand, and sing a glee
In concert with the bulbul's symphony;
Wine would not gurgle as it leaves the flask,
If drinking mute were right for thee and me!

Form: Quatrain

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