Those who are gone before us, O cupbearer! are imbedded

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Those who are gone before us, O cupbearer! are imbedded by Omar Khayyam

Those who are gone before us, O cupbearer! are imbedded
in the dust of pride. Go, drink wine; go, listen
to the truth that I tell you: All those who have gone
ahead are but as the wind; know it well, O cupbearer!
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