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Me, cruel Queen! you love to captivate,

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Me, cruel Queen! you love to captivate, by Omar Khayyam

Me, cruel Queen! you love to captivate,
And from a knight to a poor pawn translate,
You marshal all your force to tire me out,
You take my rooks with yours, and then checkmate!

Form: Quatrain

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