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Wisdom

Love wine and beauty and the spring,    While wine is red and spring is here, And through the almond blossoms ring    The dove-like voices of thy Dear.

Love wine and spring and beauty while    The wine hath flavour and spring masks Her treachery in so soft a smile    That none may think of toil and tasks.

But when spring goes on hurrying feet,    Look not thy sorrow in the eyes, And bless thy freedom from thy sweet:    This is the wisdom of the wise.

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