It would be troublesome if my hand, accustomed to

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It would be troublesome if my hand, accustomed to by Omar Khayyam

It would be troublesome if my hand, accustomed to
seize the cup, took the Koran and depended upon Mohammedan
diet. With you it is different; you are a dry
devotee, while I am a depraved one, moist [through drink],
and the only fire I know is kindled by wine.

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