The Mind
Quatrain 495
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Dame Fortune! all your acts and deeds confess
That you are foul oppression's votaress;
You cherish bad men, and annoy the good;
Is this from dotage, or sheer foolishness?
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 495.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/494/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 495.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/494/.
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