Omar Khayyám: The Vine had struck a fibre: which about If clings my being — let the Dervish flout; Of my Base metal may be filed a Key

The Vine had struck a fibre: which about If clings my being — let the Dervish fl — Omar Khayyám

The Vine had struck a fibre: which about If clings my being — let the Dervish flout; Of my Base metal may be filed a Key, That shall unlock the Door he howls without.

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