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Some hanker after that vain phantasy

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Some hanker after that vain phantasy by Omar Khayyam

Some hanker after that vain phantasy
Of Houris, feigned in Paradise to be,
But, when the veil is lifted, they will find
How far they are from Thee, how far from Thee!

Form: Lyric

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