When the violet has tinted her cheeks, when the

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When the violet has tinted her cheeks, when the by Omar Khayyam

When the violet has tinted her cheeks, when the
zephyr has made the roses bloom, then he who is wise in
company with the fact will drink wine until he can dash
the cup against a stone [showing emptiness].

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