The Mind
Quatrain 392
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Yon palace, towering to the welkin blue,
Where kings did bow them down, and homage do,
I saw a ringdove on its arches perched,
And thus she made complaint, «Coo, Coo, Coo, Coo!»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 392.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/391/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 392.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/391/.
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