Living
Quatrain 110
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
I came not hither of my own free will,
And go against my wish, a puppet still;
Cupbearer! gird thy loins, and fetch some wine;
To purge the world's despite, my goblet fill.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 110.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/109/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 110.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/109/.
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