Living
Quatrain 304
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Peace! the eternal «Has been» and «To be»
Pass man's experience, and man's theory;
In joyful seasons naught can vie with wine,
To all these riddles wine supplies the key!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 304.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/303/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 304.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/303/.
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