The Mind
Quatrain 328
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
In Being's rondure do we stray belated,
Our pride of manhood humbled and abated;
Would we were gone! long since have we been wearied
With this world's griefs, and with its pleasures sated.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 328.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/327/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 328.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/327/.
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