Living
Quatrain 189
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
From life we draw now wine, now dregs to drink,
Now flaunt in silk, and now in tatters shrink;
Such changes wisdom holds of slight account
To those who stand on death's appalling brink!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 189.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/188/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 189.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/188/.
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