Time & Brevity
Quatrain 273
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
My queen (long may she live to vex her slave!)
To-day a token of affection gave,
Darting a kind glance from her eyes, she passed,
And said, «Do good and cast it on the wave!»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 273.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/272/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 273.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/272/.
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