English poem
Xxxviii
by Omar Khayyam (1048–1131)
Then to the Lip of this poor earthen Urn I lean'd, the Secret Well of Life to learn: And Lip to Lip it murmur'd--"While you live, Drink!--for, once dead, you never shall return."
Versos English Omar Khayyam Xxxviii
English poem
by Omar Khayyam (1048–1131)
Then to the Lip of this poor earthen Urn I lean'd, the Secret Well of Life to learn: And Lip to Lip it murmur'd--"While you live, Drink!--for, once dead, you never shall return."