Death & Dying
XCII
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Death & Dying
That ev'n buried Ashes such a snare
Of Vintage shall fling up into the Air
As not a True-believer passing by
But shall be overtaken unaware.
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MLA
FitzGerald, Edward. “XCII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/92/.
Chicago
FitzGerald, Edward. “XCII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/92/.
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