Living
Quatrain 308
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
'Tis well to drink, and leave anxiety
For what is past, and what is yet to be;
Our prisoned spirits, lent us for a day,
A while from season's bondage shall go free!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 308.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/307/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 308.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/307/.
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