Living
Quatrain 212
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Ah! thou hast snared this head, though white as snow,
Which oft has vowed the wine-cup to forego;
And wrecked the mansion long resolve did build,
And rent the vesture penitence did sew!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 212.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/211/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 212.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/211/.
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