Living
Quatrain 336
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
I know what is, and what is not, I know
The lore of things above, and things below;
But all this lore will cheerfully renounce,
If one a higher grade than drink can show.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 336.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/335/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 336.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/335/.
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