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Rubaiyat



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'Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days
Where Destsny with Men for Pieces plays :
Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays,
And one by one back in the Closet lays.


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The Ball no Question makes of Ayes and Noes,
But Right or Left as strikes the Player goes;
And He that toss'd thee down into the Field,
He knows about it all - He knows-He knows !


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The Moving Finger writes : and, having writ,
Moves on; nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

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