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From: alireza@eng.umd.edu (Alireza Karimzadeh-Rad)
Subject: Re: read Ahmad Esmaelili(The Rubberman)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 03:45:36 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <1992Jul25.060509.17221@news.clarkson.edu> saleham@cauchy.mcs.clarkson.edu writes:

>   
>According to Webster's, condom is a sheath commonly of RUBBER worn over  
>the *&%$# (as to prevent conception or veneral infection during coitus) 
>    ^^^^^
> 
> Anwar Saleh
>


Get this checked out man, it looks quite infected in its ASCII form. :)


Payandeh Baad Iran
Alireza
From: ahmad@frisco.net.com (Ahmad Esmaeili)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Electronic Matchmaker
Date: 24 Jul 92 03:08:01 GMT
Organization: Network Equipment Technologies, Redwood City

In article <1992Jul23.164137.19848@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> aref@Tehran.Stanford.EDU (Modda'iyeh har hAzer va Vakileh har ghAyeb) writes:
>Yo, Sidique jAn (umgopal@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Sidique Hussein)) 
>
>This bud's for you. Unfortunately they are not necessarily good muslim
>girls. And you have competition. Many more than one Ahmad AghA. Bryan AghA,
>Michael jAn, Gary joon, etc..... hehehehe! :-)
>
>Asghar AghA

Asghar AghA joon,

Sidique has been very cranky lately and I know why, he is
in heat and needs immediate attention. I am willing to withdraw
for now to increase his chances, I am actually doing this for
me, cuz when he gets cranky, he cusses me out. 

BTW, say hi to Shamsi khAnoom.

Ahmad aghA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU (Brad Hernlem)
Subject: Re: US presidential election and Iranian interests
Reply-To: hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU (Brad Hernlem)
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:26:05 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.212121.6731@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com>, ali@utrcv1
(Ali Eslami) writes:
>  
> Dear Ahmad Agha;
> You are absolutely right. He was pro-choice and then he changed to pro-life.
> I'm not sure if he did that for his political purpose or he realy changed.
> I should actually say I vote for him because his campaign is for pro-life
> not pro-choice. I can not see myself voting for someone who his campaign or
> political position supports butchering innocent babies just to get some
> extra vote. I'm sure I don't want my tax money goes for killing these
> babies. That's what most of liberal democrats are for.
> 
> Sincerely yours;
> 
> Internet = ALI@UTRC.UTC.COM
> 


I just reread your post and realized that I had misread it the first
time. All this talk about tax dollars going to butcher babies made me
think of Bush's war on the Iraqi people. :-)

So much for the pro-life candidate. Oh, I'm sorry, I guess he is just
the pro-American-life candidate. :-)

Brad Hernlem (hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU)
Xref: sparky soc.culture.iranian:6492 talk.religion.misc:12897
From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian,talk.religion.misc
Subject: Re: Principles of Baha'i Faith?
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:23:16 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.iranian,talk.religion.misc
Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.

In article <TOWFIQ.92Jul28210831@nighthawk.clearpoint.com> towfiq@nighthawk.clearpoint.com (Mark Towfiq) writes:
>ak>  Although I have heard alot about Baha'i faith, I had never found
>ak> out the basic princples (spiritual or social) that form this
>ak> faith.  I think your call for understanding this religion before
>ak> judging it based on the historical presumptions is appropriate.  I
>ak> think that you should start such actions by explaining about your
>ak> beliefs and practices, your ideals and worldview and your
>ak> solutions to man's problems.
>10.  The elimination of all forms of prejudice

I must warn you that Bahai's consider practicing homosexuality to be
against God's will.

>11.  Equality of men and women

I must warn you that Baha'is allow men, but not women, in the Universal
House of Justice.
--
Hi! Ani mutacia shel virus .signature. Ha`atek oti letoch .signature shelcha!

Ken Arromdee (UUCP: ....!jhunix!arromdee; BITNET: arromdee@jhuvm;
     INTERNET: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: hakim@bigq.enet.dec.com (Kamran Hakim)
Subject: Re: Some more info on the Baha'is (6)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:10:49 GMT


Continuation of part 5:

farzin@apollo3d.apollo3.ntt.JP (Farzin Mokhtarian), you write:

>And finally in page 298 of bayan-e-farsi, Seyed-e-Bab allows the wife of
>a man who can not bear a child to sleep with someone else to bear him a
>child.

I am truly sorry for you. Please consider the following extract and
my inadequate translation from chapter 9, section 15 of the Persian 
Bayan:

"Mollakhas-i in bAb Ankeh dar een Aalam, Aazam samarAtee keh khodAvand
ba`ad az imAn-e beh ou .... dar Bayan nAzel farmoodeh dAdeh akhz-eh 
samare-ist az vojoode khod keh baad az mot-eh An, An ra zekr konad
be kheir."

That is to say: The essence of this chapter is that in the world of 
existence, the greatest of all fruits produced by people after their 
faith in God... which has been revealed in the Bayan, is the appearance 
of a fruit from one own existence -i.e. the appearance of children- 
who will make mention of him/her in goodness after one is dead.

"Va amr shodeh dar Bayan beh aSHad-deh amr. HattA Ankeh ezn dAdeh shodeh.
aggar sabbab-eh man`a dar tarafi moshahedeh shavad, ekhti-yar-e eghterAni
beh ezn-eh An, tA An-keh samar-eh az vojood-eh An zaher gardad."

That is to say, It has been prescribed (i.e. ordered) in the strongest 
sense of the word. Even permission has been given. If there appears a
cause which prevents them (i.e. husband and wife) from bringing children,
then, one may MARRY another by the PERMISSION OF ONE'S SPOUSE, so that
he/she might have children.

I will be very happy to make a comparison of this ordinance and the
Shi'ah practice if you like in order to demonstrate which is more
shameful.

>Of course the bahais would try to distance themselves from the Bab, but
>accoding to their leader Mirza, none of Bab's teaching is invalid.

Please allow me to clarify this issue for you. Baha'is do not distance
themselves from The Bab, nor any of the other Messengers of God. The
Bab was a Manifestation of God Who had the right to establish new laws 
and abrogate the old ones. Baha'u'llah too was a Manifestation of God
Who had the same authority as The Bab. Baha'u'llah ADOPTED certain 
laws established by The Bab (i.e. rule for distribution of the wealth
of the deceased, calendar system, etc..., etc...), and He also ABROGATED
certain other laws established by the Bab.
						Part 6 of 12
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: jafar@blue.ism.isc.com (Jafar Honarmand)
Subject: Re: What to read at sci
Organization: Interactive Systems Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:54:33 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.163403.5086@fmg.bt.co.uk> ghbr@fmg.bt.co.uk (Hossein Bagherzadeh Rafsanjani) writes:
>In article <-nmm+ph.bavafa@netcom.com> bavafa@netcom.com (Hooshyar Naraghi)writes:
>
>
>> while it
>> seems his line of argument may work better in Sangsar?  
>
>Because there is less chance of him being ridiculed over there, when he talks
>of physical miracles.
>
It is interesting that there is actually a city by that name. Frankly, when I
read your posting, I thought you meant a hypothetical city with the literal
meaning of the word sangsar ("stone head")-:).

>
>-hossein
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: mahyar@netcom.com (Mahyar Rahmatian)
Subject: Re: Takhti, a man for all times
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 04:57:53 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 


fekr@mips.com (Fekr Nevisandeh) writes: 

[...]

I recall ( very rusty memory ),
Beh-maneash on Teheran's Radio,
talking in memory of Takhti and Olympic.

Takhti was to wrestle with Aleof(sp) of former Soviet Union,
but Aleof had injured his right hand in a previous game,
still he wanted to wrestle with Takhti.

During the match Takhti never touched Aleof's right hand,
nor did he used his own right hand.

Takhti won .


== We can't all be heroes,
because someone has to sit on the curb and clap,
as they go by . ==  Unknown
From: ali@utrcv1 (ALI BABA)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Adopting or sponsoring a kid from Iran
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:30:00 GMT
Organization: United Technologies Research Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Anyone has any information about adopting or sponsoring a kid from Iran.
any information regarding this matter would be extremely helpful.

sincerely yours;

Ali Eslami
 ***************************************************************         
 *  What we call the ills of life is due to our own ill-deeds  *
 *  And many of them are forgiven by god. This life is a stage *
 *  of convenience; Live true and resist all wrong, but learn  *
 *  the best way to do it so. On god rely; else no protector   *
 *  will you find. God revelation comes as a guide and mercy:  *
 *  It shows the straight way the way of god all-wise.         *
 *************************************************************** 

Internet = Ali@utrc.utc.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bahram@somewhere.in.heaven.edu
Subject: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam XLII
Organization: Mars People International.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 12:56:40 GMT

	Edward FitzGerald's Translation.
	Modified and added version which is the Text of
	the Fifth Edition (1889):


			90

	So while the Vessels one by one were speaking,
	The little Moon look'd in that all were seeking:
	And then they jogg'd each other, "Brother! Brother!
	"Now for the Porter's shoulder-knot a-creaking!"

			91

	Ah, with the Grape my fading life provide,
	And wash the Body whence the Life has died,
	And lay me, shrouded in the living Leaf,
	By some not unfrequented Garden-side.

			92

	That ev'n my buried Ashes such a snare
	Of Vintage shall fling up into the Air
	As not a True-believer passing by
	But shall be overtaken unaware.

			93

	Indeed the Idols I have loved so long
	Have done my credit in this World much wrong:
	Have drown'd my Glory in a shallow Cup,
	And sold my Reputation for a Song.

			*****
From: jamshid@socrates.ucsf.edu (J. Naghizadeh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: About Baha'u'llah...
Date: 25 Jul 92 21:50:52 GMT
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

ghbr@fmg.bt.co.uk (Hossein Bagherzadeh Rafsanjani) writes:

>In article <TOWFIQ.92Jul22084356@nighthawk.clearpoint.com>
>towfiq@nighthawk.clearpoint.com (Mark Towfiq) writes:

>[A long article containing words of wisdom from "Baha'u'llah" deleted.]

>>   Baha'u'llah did perform many miracles during His life, such as
>> physical healing, raising people from being physically dead, and so
>> on.  

>Oh, if only we had more of these "physical-healers" and "dead-raisers" around!
>We would have less miseries in the world (assuming they didn't raise the wrong
>people from dead :-)), and they would also help to unify the world in a big
>family of like-minded harmonious non-political and peaceful people :-)

[some material deleted]

>-hossein

I have been trying not to get involved in this discussion hoping that it will
gradually be shifted to soc.religion.bahai where it belongs. 

It seems however that several of our Bahai netters have found a convenient forum
to propagate their religion. At least this is the impression created by these
lengthy theological discussions which sometime may become embarassing
even to Bahai netters themselves, such as the comment above on miracles
by Bahaullah.

I used to think that fundamentalism and Hezbollahis was restricted to
Islam. We are now witnessing a similar phenomenon among the highly
educated Bahai community here. 

If we want to talk about religious discrimination in Iran and anti-Bahai
attitudes there, it is certainly fine to discuss it here in SCI. But
agressive propaganda in favor of Bahai religion here may be
counterproductive.

--jamshid
From: farzin@apollo3d.apollo3.ntt.JP (Farzin Mokhtarian)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Iran's Non-oil Exports
Date: 24 Jul 92 07:06:30 GMT
Organization: none

In article <jamshid.711838815@cgl.ucsf.edu> jamshid@socrates.ucsf.edu (J. Naghizadeh) writes:

 @There was a discussion here about the real dollar vaue of Iran's
 @non-oil exports. As a followup I like to quote the following report
 @from the most recent issue of (july 23) Kayhan (London Edition)
 @This newspaper gets most of its economic reports from Kayhan-HAvaii
 @or other official  IRI sources.
 @
 @In this issue the dollar value of non-oil exports in the first quarter
 @of the current Iranian year is quoted as 532 million dollars and its
 @equivalent Rial value is quoted as 37 billion (milliard) Rials.
 @A simple calculation shows that the figure of 532 million dollar
 @is based on the exchange rate of 70 Rials/US dollar (37000/532 =69.5).
 @The equivalent Rial value of 532 million dollars based on floating
 @dollar rate of (1400 rials/dollar) would be 745 billion rials.

Yes, the figure of $532 million is also reported in Hayhan Havaii (issue 990).
It is also reported that this figure increased by 16% compared to the same
period last year. 
   
In the same issue, the GNP growth rate for the year 1370 has been reported
to be "around 10%". So this would roughly match the GNP growth rate for 1369.
   
 - Farzin
                
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Some more info on the Baha'is
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 17:34:50 GMT

In article <1682E8B81.CCMAHTAJ@mizzou1.missouri.edu> CCMAHTAJ@mizzou1.missouri.edu writes:

>>fresher apples. "By their fruits ye shall know them..."
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Would I be correct to conclude, from the two underlined sentences in the
>above paragraph, that "ye shall know the religion of islam from the
>actions of its followers" ? If so, then I would like to know, on a large
>scale, who you consider the followers of islam in today's world.

This is an interesting point.  The quotation in the Bible is a criterion
specifically for distinguishing false prophets from real ones (you'll see
this if you refer to the New Testament).  From the Bahai viewpoint,
the Prophet Mohammad was a real Prophet.  So it follows that the fruits
of his religion are nice and wholesome.  

As for the Muslim viewpoint... we never use the New Testament to
prove anything.  So, the above-mentioned criterion may or may not be
correct.  To see if it is correct or not, you have to look into
Muslim sources.

>Sincerely,
>Mahtaj Khamneian

Regards,
Behnam Sadeghi
From: dagahi@bhaskara.ucsd.edu (Daryush Agahi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Takhti
Date: 28 Jul 92 23:27:15 GMT
Reply-To: dagahi@bhaskara.ucsd.edu (Daryush Agahi)
Organization: U.C. San Diego, AMES Department

In regards to the recent interest in Takhti, I had seen a short
biography on Takhti, published in the states, some time ago.

I will see if I can dig it up and post any info. I find (publisher,
ISBN, etc.).

with regards,

Daryush
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian,soc.culture.afghanistan,soc.culture.turkish
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Nelson Mandela
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 06:35:12 GMT

In article <saied.712270253@cwis> saied@cwis.unomaha.edu (Saied*) writes:
>farzin@apollo3d.apollo3.ntt.JP (Farzin Mokhtarian) writes:
>
>>Nelson Mandela is in Iran on an official visit to thank the
>>government for its support of the anti-Apartheid movement.
>>  
>
>Let's see how the Khomeini regime supported the
>anti-Apartheid movement:
>
>	* comprehensive arm deals with Israel throughout the 80's
>	(don't take me wrong; Israel, like the Khomeini regime,
>	has whole-heartedly supported the anti-apartheid movement)
>
>	* extensive deals with Col. North, a very progressive and
>	anti-apartheid personality, as well as other individulas
>	like Robert Hakim, late William Casey and other CIA
>	officials who have been persistent supporters of the
>	anti-apartheid movement
>
>	* arming the Contra through the CIA. Contras were also
>	anti-apartheid.
>
>	* selling oil to S. Africa
>

Which is precisely why the ANC and Mandela have consistently expressed
their appreciation of Iran's policy towards South Africa, Angola, and
the ANC!   

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: kambizm@ifi.uio.no 
Subject: Bahais please give us a break
Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:03:46 GMT
Originator: kambizm@gyda.ifi.uio.no



Can you Bahai propagandists give us a break. I doubt that anybody
will convert on this net, moslem or nonmoslem. 
                                             Kambiz
From: towfiq@nighthawk.clearpoint.com (Mark Towfiq)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Bahais in Iran and the Sectarian Regime!!!!
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:17:47 GMT
Organization: Clearpoint Research Corporation

>>>>> On 22 Jul 92 13:08:54 GMT, phd21@seq1.keele.ac.uk (A. Jaber) said:

aj> 	The Bahais were 100% a tool for the colonial powers and are
aj> 	still being used by brutal dictators like they are doing now
aj> 	in Egypt where the Bahai group is flourishing in Egypt because
aj> 	of their collaboration with the brutal regime of both Sadat
aj> 	and Mubarak. The Bahais are doing very well in the Gulf
aj> 	countries i.e Bahrain Kuwait and the others because of their
aj> 	collaboration withe the Brutal regimes.  And they were a tool
aj> 	for the Murderous Shah Regime as well.

  I thought I would leave the other "charges" (as usual, presented
without a shred of evidence) alone, but this one was so outrageous, I
could not pass it up.

  If by "tool" you mean "scapegost". then yes, you are right.  Baha'is
have been imprisoned in Egypt as recently as a couple of years ago (I
am not sure if there are any still imprisoned there for their
religious beliefs).  But the open practice of the Baha'i Faith is all
but prohibited in most Muslim countries, especially the ones you
mention above.
--
Mark Towfiq, towfiq@Clearpoint.COM			      H:+1 617 488 2818

O EMIGRANTS!  The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not
with detraction.  If the fire of self overcome you, remember your own faults
and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every one of you knoweth his
own self better than he knoweth others.
		-- Baha'u'llah, Persian Hidden Words, #66
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Some more info on the Baha'is
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 17:27:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.133132.26005@rdg.dec.com> hakim@bigq.enet.dec.com (Kamran Hakim) writes:

>Two points: Reflect on the history of Islam and determine for yourself
>the criticisms focused on Muhammad and His style of writing. Qur'an was a
>source of laughter and Muhammad was called a crazy poet. Now, the Qur'an
>is a model among Muslims. There is lesson in this which I hope you are
>capable of realizing. Point #2: In soc.culture.pakistan I referred to the
>Book of Certitude and other Arabic Tablets of Baha'u'llah and not Aqdas. 
>Nevertheless, the Book of Aqdas is in Arabic.

Arabs, including Judaists, Christians, etc. consider the Qur'an to be
the unique masterpiece of Arabic literature.   

What the Disbelievers of Jahiliya were laughing at was not the language or
grammar of the Qur'an, but its contents and meaning.  For example, they
said it was crazy to believe that people would be resurrected even after
they were burried and reduced to dust.  There's no record of anyone
criticizing or ridiculing the language of the Qur'an.  The Qura'n's
language is the most beautiful of Arabic literature.  The Qur'an is used
as THE model of Arabic language by Arabs regardless of their religious
beliefs.  The Qur'an means more to Arabic than Ferdowsi's Shahnameh does 
to Persian.

I have a question on the following:

>Baha'is believe that The Bab fulfilled the prophecies of Mihdi and 
>Baha'u'llah is the descent of Issa'bn-i Maryam. Baha'u'llah IS NOT Mihdi.

One thing isn't clear to me.  Do Bahais believe Mahdi was the same
as Jesus?  Also, is Mahdi supposed to come anytime in future?  Thanks.

>Since you have read the Iqan twice, please offer a summary of the book,
>and cite some of the inconsistencies by page number. 

I am curious about that too (If Zafar finds the time).
From: sepehr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ramin S.)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Bahais please give us a break
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:31:48 GMT
Organization: UB

In article <1992Jul29.130346.19056@ifi.uio.no> kambizm@ifi.uio.no writes:
>
>
>Can you Bahai propagandists give us a break. I doubt that anybody
>will convert on this net, moslem or nonmoslem. 
>                                             Kambiz

That is not true , I have been following the Bhaii's articles and found
myself very interested , I might not convert to Bahaism , but I will follow
a lot of good advices that I have obtained from Bahai's faith .

I shouldn't have used the word " convert ", because I don't believe in any
established religion !!!

Ramin
From: jkhodada@eng.auburn.edu (Jay M Khodadadi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: An International Conference in Shiraz
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:52:47 GMT
Reply-To: jkhodada@eng.auburn.edu
Organization: Auburn University Engineering

One of the latest issue of the MECHANICAL ENGINEERING magazine (ASME) had a call for papers.  I believe the deadline for submitting abstracts has passed.

JMK
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: keivan@brahms.udel.edu (Keivan Esfarjani)
Subject: Divide and Rule! (was: Re: More questions for Anwar Saleh
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 11:55:33 GMT

To Aref and Ahmad who, I think, did not quite get the message from
Kaveh's posting. Here's a third interpretation of the deep posting
of Mr.  Mash-hadi BAgher :-)

I think he simply was saying that Ahmad AghA does not need
to confirm or assess in this public forum the already wrong idea that
americans(or other foreigners) have from middle eastern muslim
cultures. I guess he also didn't like the idea of making fun
of somebody's religious(or any kind of personal) believes. 
But the important thing, to me at least as a matter of strategy, 
is not to make your family affairs public, 
so that others can later use it against you.

And Aref, I agreed with some of the stuff you said, namely that
we were responsible(but partially) for our badbakhti's, however it
seemed that you were trying to relate gooz to shaghigheh more
than necessary; but at least you said what you wanted to say :-)
For example you cannot blame the CIA coup to overthrow Mossadegh,
on us (not the country :-), can you?? There are other examples of course...
Of course we probably could have avoided it IF..., 
but with those IF's I wouldn't be sitting here
and I'd be doing something more useful!
BTW here's another zarb-ol-massal:

****   Agar-ro kAshtand, sabz nashod!   ****

Furthermore, don't you think what Ahmad AghA was doing was
an example of us being responsible for our miseries??

Anyway, let's be more UNDERSTANDING and more OBJECTIVE.
I mean let's understand more objectively!!

Regards, 
K1

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bahram@somewhere.in.heaven.edu
Subject: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam XXXIII
Organization: Mars People International.
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:32:30 GMT

	Edward FitzGerald's Translation.
	Modified and added version which is the Text of
	the Fifth Edition (1889):


			54

	Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuit
	Of This and That endeavour and dispute;
	Better be jocund with the fruitful Grape
	Than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit.

			55

	You know, my Friends, with what a brave Carouse
	I made a Second Marriage in my house;
	Divorced old barren Reason from my Bed,
	And took the Daughter of the Vine to Spouse.

			56

	For "IS" and "IS-NOT" though with Rule and Line
	And "UP-AND-DOWN" by Logic I define,
	Of all that one should care to fathom, I
	Was never deep in anything but---Wine.

			57

	Ah, but my Computations, People say,
	Reduced the Year to better reckoning?---Nay,
	'Twas only striking from the Calendar
	Unborn To-morrow and dead Yesterday.


			*****