English poem
Lxix
by Omar Khayyam (1048–1131)
But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays.
Versos English Omar Khayyam Lxix
English poem
by Omar Khayyam (1048–1131)
But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays.