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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 18, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography First Line: They say the lion and the lizard keep Last Line: Stamps o'er his head, but cannot break his sleep. Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar Subject(s): Freedom; Time; Liberty | |||
They say the Lion and the Lizard keep The Courts where Jamshyd gloried and drank deep: And Bahram, that great Hunter -- the Wild Ass Stamps o'er his Head, but cannot break his Sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 100 by OMAR KHAYYAM |
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