by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122)
Translation by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883)
For let Philosopher and Doctor preach
Language: English after the Persian (Farsi)
For let Philosopher and Doctor preach Of what they will, and what they will not -- each Is but one Link in an eternal Chain That none can slip, nor break, nor over-reach.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Fitzgerald (1809 - 1883), no title, appears in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Second Edition, no. 77, first published 1868 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hakim Omar Khayyám (c1048 - c1122) [text unavailable]
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