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He binds us in resistless Nature's chain,

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He binds us in resistless Nature's chain, by Omar Khayyam

He binds us in resistless Nature's chain,
And yet bids us our natures to restrain;
Between these counter rules we stand perplexed,
«Hold the jar slant, but all the wine retain.»

Form: Iambic Pentameter

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