Living
Quatrain 165
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Needs must the tavern-hunter bathe in wine,
For none can make a tarnished name to shine;
Go! bring me wine, for none can now restore
Its pristine sheen to this soiled veil of mine.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 165.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/164/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 165.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/164/.
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