Would that the tavern could always be animated by

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Would that the tavern could always be animated by by Omar Khayyam

Would that the tavern could always be animated by
the presence of drinkers, that fire would reach the hem
of the holy robe of devotees, that their monk's frock might
be torn to tatters and their blue woolen garment be trampled
under the feet of the drinkers.

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