Arts & Sciences
XXXIX
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Arts & Sciences
And not a drop that from our Cups we throw
For Earth to drink of, but may steal below
To quench the fire of Anguish in some Eye
There hidden--far beneath, and long ago.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XXXIX.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/55/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XXXIX.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/55/.
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