History & Politics
LXVI
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
History & Politics
So, while the Vessels one by one were speaking,
One spied the little Crescent all were seeking:
And then they jogg'd each other, "Brother! Brother!
Hark to the Porter's Shoulder-knot a-creaking!"
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LXVI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/33/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LXVI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/33/.
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