Living
Quatrain 160
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
When I am dead, take me and grind me small,
So that I be a caution unto all,
And knead me into clay with wine, and then
Use me to stop the wine-jar's mouth withal.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 160.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/159/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 160.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/159/.
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