Religion
Quatrain 221
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
When the great Founder moulded me of old,
He mixed much baser metal with my gold;
Better or fairer I can never be
Than I first issued from his heavenly mould.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 221.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/220/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 221.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/220/.
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