How is it that at the commencement of springtime the

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How is it that at the commencement of springtime the by Omar Khayyam

How is it that at the commencement of springtime the
verjuice of the vine is sharp? And afterwards, how
does it become so sweet? And then how do we find
the wine so bitter? If one makes viols of a piece of
wood by means of a curvèd knife, who would say on
seeing it that a flute could be fashioned by the same
means?

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