Living
Quatrain 198
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Rich men, who take to drink, the world defy
With shameless riot, and as beggars die;
Place in my ruby pipe some emerald hemp,
'Twill do as well to blind care's serpent eye.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 198.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/197/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 198.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/197/.
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