Living
XLII
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Living
And if the Wine you drink, the Lip you press,
End in what All begins and ends in--Yes;
Think then you are TO-DAY what YESTERDAY
You were--TO-MORROW you shall not be less.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XLII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/56/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XLII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/56/.
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