Living
Quatrain 412
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Yield not to grief, though fortune prove unkind,
Nor call sad thoughts of parted friends to mind;
Devote thy heart to sugary lips, and wine,
Cast not thy precious life unto the wind!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 412.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/411/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 412.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/411/.
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