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Consolation

O but there is wisdom
In what the sages said;
But stretch that body for a while
And lay down that head
Till I have told the sages
Where man is comforted.

How could passion run so deep
Had I never thought
That the crime of being born
Blackens all our lot?
But where the crime's committed
The crime can be forgot.

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  • Ahkam Moderators member
    March 24, 2004
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    Great

    "How could passion run so deep
    Had I never thought
    That the crime of being born
    Blackens all our lot?
    But where the crime's committed
    The crime can be forgot. "
    This is the history of the world____ in very few lines___ great !!!!