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English version by
Edward FitzGerald

Original Language
Persian/Farsi

[62] Another said -- "Why, ne'er a peevish Boy,

Themes

Bliss

Lover and Beloved

Smile

Recommended Books

	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Omar Khayyam / Translated by Edward FitzGerald
	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Omar Khayyam / Translated by Peter Avery
	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Illustrated Edition), by Omar Khayyam / Translated by Edward FitzGerald
	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained, by Paramhansa Yogananda / Edited by J. Donald Walters (Kriyananda)
	The Sufism of the Rubaiyat or the Secret of the Great Paradox, by Norton F. W. Hazeldine

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Another said -- "Why, ne'er a peevish Boy,
Would break the Bowl from which he drank in Joy;
Shall He that made the vessel in pure Love
And Fancy, in an after Rage destroy?"

-- from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Omar Khayyam / Translated by Edward FitzGerald

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