Ere the Earth was, or the skies were, I Had a Soul, and with it my desire To drink the Wine of Life, and never cease To drain the Cup until it was quite dry.
Poet, mathematician, astronomer
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Stanza LVIII (variant)
c. 11th-12th century
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"Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great Argument About it and about: but evermore Came out by the same Door as in I went."
Strange & Unusual"Another and another Cup to drown The Memory of this Impertinence!"
Humorous"Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate, And many a Knot unravel'd by the Road; But not the Master-knot of Human Fate."
Strange & Unusual"While you live, drink!—for, once dead, you never shall return."
Controversial"And this I know: whether the one True Light Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite, One thing is certain, and the rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown for ever dies."
Controversial