Quote
"Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse — and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness — And Wilderness is Paradise enow."
Omar KhayyámAfter a momentary silence spake — Omar Khayyám
"After a momentary silence spake Some Vessel of a more ungainly Make; "They sneer at me for leaning all awry: What! did the Hand then of the Potter shake?"
After a momentary silence spake <br /> Some Vessel of a more ungainly Make; <br /> "They sneer at me for leaning all awr
Omar Khayyám
Omar Khayyám
author1048–1131173 quotes
Omar Khayyam (1048–1131) was a Persian poet and polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. He was born in Nishapur, Iran and lived during the Seljuk era, around the time of the First Crusade.
About Omar Khayyám
Omar Khayyam (1048–1131) was a Persian poet and polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. He was born in Nishapur, Iran and lived during the Seljuk era, around the time of the First Crusade.
1048–1131
View all quotes by Omar KhayyámMore by Omar Khayyám
View all →Omar KhayyámQuote
"Wake! For the Sun, who scatterd into flight The Stars before him from the Field of Night, Drives Night along with them from Heavn, and strikes The Sultans Turret with a Shaft of Light."
Omar KhayyámQuote
"That sallow cheek of hers to incarnadine."
Omar KhayyámQuote
"But Here or There as strikes the Player goes."
Omar KhayyámQuote
"Came out by the same Door where in I went."
Omar KhayyámQuote
"And look — a thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke — and a thousand scatterd into Clay."
Omar Khayyám