Living
Quatrain 337
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Though I drink wine, I am no libertine,
Nor am I grasping, save of cups of wine;
I scruple to adore myself, like you;
For this cause to wine-worship I incline.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 337.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/336/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 337.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/336/.
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