Living
Quatrain 56
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Long time in wine and rose I took delight,
But then my business never went aright;
Since wine could not accomplish my desire,
I have abandoned and forsworn it quite.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 56.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/55/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 56.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/55/.
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