Nature
VI
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Nature
And David's Lips are lock't; but in divine
High piping Pelevi, with "Wine! Wine! Wine!
Red Wine!"--the Nightingale cries to the Rose
That yellow Cheek of hers to'incarnadine.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “VI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/3/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “VI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/3/.
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