They pretend that there exists a Paradise where there

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They pretend that there exists a Paradise where there by Omar Khayyam

They pretend that there exists a Paradise where there
are houris, where the Koocer flows, where there is limpid
wine, honey and sugar. Oh! fill quickly a cup of wine
and put it in my hand, for one present joy is worth more
than a thousand promised for the future.

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