A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread -- and Thou.
These were the ingredients that the 12th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyam famously prescribed for happiness. It's a timeless recipe, but that hasn't stopped people from tinkering with it, scrapping the book of verses and updating the rest.
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