Living
Quatrain 283
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Once, in a potter's shop, a company
Of cups in converse did I chance to see,
And lo! one lifted up his voice, and cried,
«Who made, who sells, who buys this crockery?»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 283.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/282/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 283.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/282/.
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