Living
Quatrain 438
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
O rose! all beauties' charms thou dost excel,
As wine excels the pearl within its shell;
O fortune! thou dost ever show thyself
More strange, although I seem to know thee well!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 438.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/437/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 438.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/437/.
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