Living
Quatrain 478
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Wherever you can get two maunds of wine,
Set to, and drink it like a libertine;
Whoso acts thus will set his spirit free
From saintly airs like yours, and grief like mine.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 478.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/477/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 478.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/477/.
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