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EROTIC SCENE
Persian miniature, 1660

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA

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"A joyful heart must not wither from chagrin, 
our happy moments must not be crushed by torment’s stone. 
As no one can tell us what lies ahead,

we need wine – beloved mistress of repose who answers all our wishes."

 

Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat (quatrain 344) 

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