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They who by genius, and by power of brain,

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They who by genius, and by power of brain, by Omar Khayyam

They who by genius, and by power of brain,
The rank of man's enlighteners attain,
Not even they emerge from this dark night,
But tell their dreams, and fall asleep again.

Form: Heroic Couplet

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