The Mind
Quatrain 279
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
What launched that golden orb his course to run,
What wrecks his firm foundations, when 'tis done,
No man of science ever weighed with scales,
Nor made assay with touchstone, no, not one!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 279.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/278/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 279.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/278/.
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