Now in thick clouds Thy face Thou dost immerse,

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Now in thick clouds Thy face Thou dost immerse, by Omar Khayyam

Now in thick clouds Thy face Thou dost immerse,
And now display it in this universe;
Thou the spectator, Thou the spectacle,
Sole to Thyself Thy glories dost rehearse.

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