Living
Quatrain 321
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
How much more wilt thou chide, O raw divine,
For that I drink, and am a libertine?
Thou hast thy weary beads, and saintly show,
Leave me my cheerful sweetheart, and my wine!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 321.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/320/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 321.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/320/.
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