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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 31, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography
First Line: Up from earth's center through the seventh gate
Last Line: But not the master-knot of human fate.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
First Line: Up from earth's center through the seventh gate
Last Line: But not the master-knot of human fate.
Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar
Subject(s): Time
Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate
I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate:
And many a Knot unravelled by the Road;
But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.
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