The Mind
Quatrain 302
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
The «Truth» will not be shown to lofty thought,
Nor yet with lavished gold may it be bought;
But, if you yield your life for fifty years,
From words to «states» you may perchance be brought.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 302.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/301/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 302.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/301/.
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