Living
Quatrain 164
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Wine's power is known to wine-bibbers alone,
To narrow heads and hearts 'tis never shown;
I blame not them who never felt its force,
For, till they feel it, how can it be known.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 164.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/163/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 164.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/163/.
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