Time & Brevity
Quatrain 342
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Time & Brevity
If so it be that I did break the fast,
Think not I meant it; no! I thought 'twas past;--
That day more weary than a sleepless night,--
And blesséd breakfast-time had come at last!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 342.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/341/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 342.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/341/.
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