The Mind
Quatrain 466
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
It chanced into a potter's shop I strayed,
He turned his wheel and deftly plied his trade,
And out of monarchs' heads, and beggars' feet,
Fair heads and handles for his pitchers made!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 466.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/465/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 466.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/465/.
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