Living
Quatrain 41
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Sobriety doth dry up all delight,
And drunkenness doth drown my sense outright;
There is a middle state, it is my life,
Not altogether drunk, nor sober quite.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 41.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/40/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 41.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/40/.
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