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The Sky Is a Drinking-Cup
By Richard Henry Stoddard (1825–1903)
Adapted from the Persian
T
That was overturned of old,
And it pours in the eyes of men
Its wine of airy gold.
Till the last drop is drained up,
And are lighted off to bed
By the jewels in the cup!