Nature

XIV

by Edward FitzGerald 1809–1883

From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Nature

Look to the blowing Rose about us--"Lo,
Laughing," she says, "into the world I blow,
At once the silken tassel of my Purse
Tear, and its Treasure on the Garden throw."

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FitzGerald, Edward. “XIV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/42/.

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FitzGerald, Edward. “XIV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/42/.

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