Living
Quatrain 85
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Sweet is rose-ruddy wine in goblets gay,
And sweet are lute and harp and roundelay;
But for the zealot who ignores the cup,
'Tis sweet when he is twenty leagues away!
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 85.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/84/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 85.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/84/.
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