The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903. Excerpt: ... Mercy, O God, for my poor Heart in Chains Mercy, for my Breast so full of Sorrow Mercy, for my Feet which to the Tavern lead me Mercy for mine Hands that grasp the Cup. (346) Deliver me, O God, from disputing of the Greater and the Less. Deliver me from Self, and let me occupy in Thee. Seeing my Reason to be sound, I know both Good and Ill. Enchant me, then; and of that knowledge rid me (3ff) The rolling Heavens will roll when thou, o Lover o' me, and I, are dead; against my Life and thine, they do conspire. Come then, and rest with me upon the Sward; for we shall rest but a little While, before that fresher Sward from thy Dust and from mine shall grow. (34S') When thy Soul and mine are gone away, they will place a pair of earthen Tablets on my Tomb, and on thine. Later, -to cover other Tombs with other earthen Tablets, in the Potter's Mould they will cast thy Dust and mine. (349 O Dieu sois misericordieux pour mon pauvre c ur prisonnier; sois misericordieux pour mon sein, susceptible de contenir le chagrin; pardonne a mes pieds, qui me conduisent a la taverne; pardonne a ma main, qui saisit la coupe (34&) o Dieu delivre-moi de ce calcul sur le plus ou le moins (des choses de ce monde), fais que je me preoccupe de toi, en m'affranchissant de moi-meme. Tant que j'ai ma saine raison, le bien et le mal me sont connus: rends-moi ivre et debarrasse-moi ainsi de cette connaissance du bien et du mal. (347) Cette roue des cieux court apres ma mort et la tienne, ami; elle conspire contre mon ame et la tienne. Viens, viens t'asseoir sur le gazon, car bien peu de temps nous reste encore avant que d'autre gazon germe de ma poussiere et de la tienne. (348) Lorsque mon ame et la tienne no...