Living
Quatrain 141
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Ah! seasoned wine oft falls to rawest fools,
And clumsiest workmen own the finest tools;
And Turki maids, fit to delight men's hearts,
Lavish their smiles on beardless boys in school!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 141.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/140/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 141.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/140/.
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