Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain XXXV
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) — Quatrain XXXV
Omar Khayyam
I think the Vessel, that with fugitive
Articulation answer'd, once did live,
And merry-make; and the cold Lip I kiss'd
How many Kisses might it take--and give.
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Complete 75-quatrain first edition, 1859. FitzGerald’s free English rendering. · Translated by Edward FitzGerald
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