Living
Quatrain 464
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Cupbearer, come! from thy full-throated ewer
Pour blood-red wine, the world's despite to cure!
Where can I find another friend like wine,
So genuine, so solacing, so pure?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 464.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/463/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 464.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/463/.
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