The Mind
Quatrain 61
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
The Mind
Men's lusts, like house-dogs, still the house distress
With clamour, barking for mere wantonness;
Foxes are they, and sleep the sleep of hares;
Crafty as wolves, as tigers pitiless.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 61.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/60/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 61.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/60/.
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