Living
Quatrain 21
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
'Tis we who to wine's yoke our necks incline,
And risk our lives to gain the smiles of wine;
The henchman grasps the flagon by its throat
And squeezes out the lifeblood of the vine.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 21.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/20/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 21.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/20/.
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