Arts & Sciences
XLVII
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Arts & Sciences
And if the Wine you drink, the Lip you press,
End in the Nothing all Things end in--Yes-
Then fancy while Thou art, Thou art but what
Thou shalt be--Nothing--Thou shalt not be less.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XLVII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/23/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XLVII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/23/.
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