[Then said another with a long-drawn Sigh]1,
"My Clay with long oblivion is gone dry:
"But, fill me with the old familiar Juice,
"Methinks I might recover by-and-bye!"

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¹ second edition: " "Well," said another, "Whoso will, let try "

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• by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 65, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 96, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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• Also set in English, a translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883) , no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 89, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 89, first published 1872 ; composed by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir.
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