The Mind
Quatrain 255
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Though you should live to four, or forty score,
Go hence you must, as all have gone before;
Then, be you king, or beggar of the streets,
They'll rate you all the same, no less, no more.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 255.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/254/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 255.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/254/.
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