QUATRAIN: OMAR KHAYYAM (AFTER FITZGERALD), by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICHPoem ExplanationPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Sultan and slave alike have gone their way Last Line: Seven centuries since still charms the wise to-day. Subject(s): Omar Khayyam (1048-1122)
SULTAN and Slave alike have gone their way With Bahram Gur, but whither none may say; Yet he who charmed the wise at Naishapur Seven centuries since still charms the wise to-day.