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Though many a great Philosopher / Has earned the Epicure's diploma, / Not one of them, as I aver, / So much deserved the prize as Omar; / For he, without the least misgiving, / Combined High Thinking and High Living.
He lived in Persia, long ago, / Upon a somewhat slender pittance; / And Persia is, as you may know, / The home of Shahs and fubsy kittens, / (A quite consistent "habitat", / Since "Shah," of course, is French for "cat.")