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... wheel of heaven , " or fate , of the world's injustice , of the loss of friends , of man's limited faculties and destinies . II . Satires on the hypocrisy of the " unco ' guid , " the impiety of the pious , the ignorance of the learned ...
... wheel of heaven , " or fate , of the world's injustice , of the loss of friends , of man's limited faculties and destinies . II . Satires on the hypocrisy of the " unco ' guid , " the impiety of the pious , the ignorance of the learned ...
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... wheel of heaven , to tyranny inclined , ' Twas e'er your wont to show yourself unkind ; And , cruel earth , if they should cleave your breast , What store of buried jewels they would find ! 15. ( 26. ) My life lasts but a day or two ...
... wheel of heaven , to tyranny inclined , ' Twas e'er your wont to show yourself unkind ; And , cruel earth , if they should cleave your breast , What store of buried jewels they would find ! 15. ( 26. ) My life lasts but a day or two ...
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... thoughts , like Borák , to heaven are raised , Strive to know Thee in vain , and like heaven's wheel Their heads are turning , and their brains are dazed . 79. ( 151. ) The sages who have compassed sea 52 THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM .
... thoughts , like Borák , to heaven are raised , Strive to know Thee in vain , and like heaven's wheel Their heads are turning , and their brains are dazed . 79. ( 151. ) The sages who have compassed sea 52 THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM .
Page 53
... wheel on high , still busied with despite , Will ne'er unloose a wretch from his sad plight ; But when it lights upon a smitten heart , Straightway essays another blow to smite . 81. ( 155. ) Now is the volume of my youth outworn , And ...
... wheel on high , still busied with despite , Will ne'er unloose a wretch from his sad plight ; But when it lights upon a smitten heart , Straightway essays another blow to smite . 81. ( 155. ) Now is the volume of my youth outworn , And ...
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... thin as air , A limpid soul in the cup's earthen ware ; No dull dense person shall be friend of mine Save wine - cups , which are dense and also rare . X kaf . 160. ( 292. ) O WHEEL of 76 THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM . FE.
... thin as air , A limpid soul in the cup's earthen ware ; No dull dense person shall be friend of mine Save wine - cups , which are dense and also rare . X kaf . 160. ( 292. ) O WHEEL of 76 THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM . FE.
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