Living
Quatrain 382
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
'Tis wrong with gloomy thoughts your mirth to drown,--
To let grief's millstone weigh your spirits down;
Since none can tell what is to be, 'tis best
With wine and love your heart's desires to crown.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 382.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/381/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 382.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/381/.
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