Peace! the eternal Has beenand To be

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Peace! the eternal Has beenand To be by Omar Khayyam

Peace! the eternal «Has been» and «To be»
Pass man's experience, and man's theory;
In joyful seasons naught can vie with wine,
To all these riddles wine supplies the key!

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