Living
Quatrain 186
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
A draught of wine would make a mountain dance,
Base is the churl who looks at wine askance;
Wine is a soul our bodies to inspire,
A truce to this vain talk of temperance!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 186.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/185/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 186.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/185/.
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