Letters and Literary Remains of Edward Fitzgerald Edited by William Aldis Wright: In seven volumes |
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When before Shirúyeh's dagger
Kai Khusrau, his Father, fell,
He declared this Parable—
‘Wretch!—There was a branch that waxing
‘Wanton o'er the root he drank from,
‘At a draught the living water
‘Drain'd wherewith himself to crown;
‘Died the root—and with him died
‘The branch—and barren was brought down!’
Kai Khusrau, his Father, fell,
He declared this Parable—
‘Wretch!—There was a branch that waxing
‘Wanton o'er the root he drank from,
‘At a draught the living water
‘Drain'd wherewith himself to crown;
‘Died the root—and with him died
‘The branch—and barren was brought down!’
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