Living
LXXXV
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Living
Then said a Second--"Ne'er a peevish Boy
Would break the Bowl from which he drank in joy;
And He that with his hand the Vessel made
Will surely not in after Wrath destroy."
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LXXXV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/85/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “LXXXV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/85/.
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