by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
I think the Vessel, that with fugitive
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Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
I think the Vessel, that with fugitive Articulation answer'd, once did live, And merry-make; and the cold Lip I kiss'd How many Kisses might it take -- and give!
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- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, First Edition, no. 35, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 39, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Third Edition, no. 36, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Fourth Edition, no. 36, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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