History & Politics
XC
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
History & Politics
So while the Vessels one by one were speaking,
The little Moon look'd in that all were seeking:
And then they jogg'd each other, "Brother! Brother!
Now for the Porter's shoulders' knot a-creaking!"
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XC.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/90/.
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FitzGerald, Edward. “XC.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/90/.
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