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Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: Fire: A Riddle

Arabian Poetry · 1 passage

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THE loftiest cedars I can eat, Yet neither paunch nor mouth have I; I storm whene’er you give me meat; Whene’er you give me drink, I die.

Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file isl/arp/arp054.htm.

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