Omar Khayyam: For in and out, above, about, below
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Photo: Seated Veiled Woman with Pearls by Antoin Sevruguin; Qajar Iran
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For in and out, above, about, below,
'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show,
Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun,
Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.
(Omar Khayyam)
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Recommended Reading:
'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'
by Omar Khayyam (Author)
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Description:
This is the first and most famous English translation of the The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. As a work of English literature FitzGerald's version of these poems, originally written in the Persian language, is a high point of the 19th century and has been greatly influential.
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