Arts & Sciences
III
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Arts & Sciences
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
The Tavern shouted--"Open then the Door!
"You know how little while we have to stay,
And, once departed, may return no more."
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FitzGerald, Edward. “III.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/38/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “III.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/38/.
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