Living
Quatrain 194
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Drink wine to root up metaphysic weeds,
And tangle of the two-and-seventy creeds;
Do not forswear that wondrous alchemy,
'Twill turn to gold, and cure a thousand needs.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 194.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/193/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 194.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/193/.
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