When my nature has seemed disposed to fasting and

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When my nature has seemed disposed to fasting and by Omar Khayyam

When my nature has seemed disposed to fasting and
prayer, I have a moment's hope that I am going to attain
the aim of my desires; but alas! a breath of wind has
sufficed to destroy the efficacy of my ablutions, and a
mouthful of wine has annihilated my fast.

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