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The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Drop Falling Keep Keeps Leaves Life Wine

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

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Back Cancel Finger Half Having Line Lure Moves Moving Nor Out Piety Shall Tears Wash Wit Word Writ Writes Your

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I sometimes think that never blows so red The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled; That every Hyacinth the Garden wears Dropt in her Lap from some once lovely Head.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Blows Buried Caesar Every Garden Head Her Lap Lovely Never Once Red Rose Some Sometimes Think Wears Where

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If you can prove to me that one miracle took place, I will believe he is a just God who damned us all because a woman ate an apple.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Apple Ate Because Believe God He Just Me Miracle Place Prove Took Us Who Will Woman You

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A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Book Jug Loaf Thou Underneath Verses Wine

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I came like Water, and like Wind I go.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Came Go Like Water Wind I Came

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Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Cash Hand Rest Take Ah

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The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes, But Here or There as strikes the Player goes.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Ball Goes Here Makes No Question Player Question Strikes

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Strange, is it not? That of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the Road Which to discover we must travel too.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Before Darkness Discover Door Must Returns Road Strange Tell Through Too Travel Us Which Who

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Think then you are Today what Yesterday you were - Tomorrow you shall not be less.

~Edward Fitzgerald

Topics: Less Shall Then Think Today Tomorrow Were Yesterday You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: March 31st, 1809

Died: July 14th, 1883

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