Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain XIV
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain XIV
Omar Khayyam
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes--or it prospers; and anon,
Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face
Lighting a little Hour or two--is gone.
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Complete 75-quatrain first edition, 1859. FitzGerald’s free English rendering. · Translated by Edward FitzGerald
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