The Mind
Quatrain 353
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
I studied with the masters long ago,
And long ago did master all they know;
Here now the end and issue of it all,
From earth I came, and like the wind I go!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 353.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/352/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 353.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/352/.
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