Living
Quatrain 396
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
«Take up thy cup and goblet, Love,» I said,
«Haunt purling river bank, and grassy glade;
Full many a moon-like form has heaven's weel
Oft into cup, oft into goblet, made!»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 396.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/395/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 396.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/395/.
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