The Mind
Quatrain 299
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Cast off dull care, O melancholy brother!
Woo the sweet daughter of the grape, no other;
The daughter is forbidden, it is true,
But she is nicer than her lawful mother!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 299.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/298/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 299.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/298/.
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