History & Politics
XXIV
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
History & Politics
Alike for those who for TO-DAY prepare,
And those that after a TO-MORROW stare,
A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries
"Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There."
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XXIV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/12/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XXIV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/12/.
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