History & Politics
XXX
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
History & Politics
What, without asking, hither hurried Whence?
And, without asking, Whither hurried hence!
Oh, many a Cup of this forbidden Wine
Must drown the memory of that insolence!
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XXX.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/51/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XXX.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/51/.
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