Living
Quatrain 265
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
He binds us in resistless Nature's chain,
And yet bids us our natures to restrain;
Between these counter rules we stand perplexed,
«Hold the jar slant, but all the wine retain.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 265.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/264/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 265.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/264/.
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