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Rich men, who take to drink, the world defy

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Rich men, who take to drink, the world defy by Omar Khayyam

Rich men, who take to drink, the world defy
With shameless riot, and as beggars die;
Place in my ruby pipe some emerald hemp,
'Twill do as well to blind care's serpent eye.

Form: Quatrain

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