The rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ; Bird parliament

The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. --From the Rubaiyat --The best-selling poem of all time, Omar Khayaams Rubaiyat (Quatrains), was first published in the West in 1859 by tr...

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Main Author: Omar Khayyam
Other Authors: Aar, Farid al-Din, d. ca. 1230, FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883, Briggs, A. D. P.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Persian
Published: New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 2003, c1997.
Series:The poetry library.
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245 1 4 |a The rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ; Bird parliament /  |c Farrid ud-Din Attar ; translated by Edward FitzGerald ; selected and e by A.D.P. Briggs. 
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300 |a 75 p. ;  |c 18 cm. 
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500 |a "This edition first published by Everyman in 1998"--T.p. verso. 
500 |a Series statement on jacket. 
520 |a The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. --From the Rubaiyat --The best-selling poem of all time, Omar Khayaams Rubaiyat (Quatrains), was first published in the West in 1859 by translator Edward FitzGerald. Excerpts from his well-loved version appear here, accompanied by Bird Parliament, a delightful work by Khayyams contemporary, the influential mystic poet Farr 
500 |a Chronology of FitzGerald's life and times follows text. 
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