Living
LXXVIII
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Living
What! out of senseless Nothing to provoke
A conscious Something to resent the yoke
Of unpermitted Pleasure, under pain
Of Everlasting Penalties, if broke!
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LXXVIII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/78/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LXXVIII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/78/.
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