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Still be the wine-house thronged with its glad choir,

Read 'Still be the wine-house thronged with its glad choir,' by 'Omar Khayyam' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Still be the wine-house thronged with its glad choir, by Omar Khayyam

Still be the wine-house thronged with its glad choir,
And Pharisaic skirts burnt up with fire,
Still be those tattered frocks and azure robes
Trod under feet of revellers in the mire.

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