The Mind
Quatrain 264
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
I flew here, as a bird from the wild, in aim
Up to a higher nest my course to frame,
But, finding here no guide who knows the way,
Fly out by the same door where through I came.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 264.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/263/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 264.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/263/.
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