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Excerpt from Rubáiyat of Omar Khayyam
Thus farmwithout fear of Trespass - from the Calcutta Review. The writer of it, on reading in India this story of Omar''s Grave, was reminded, he says, of Cicero''s Account of finding Archimedes'' Tomb at Syracuse, buried in grass and weeds. I think Thorwaldsen desired to have roses grow over him; a wish religiously fulfilled for him to the present day, I believe. However, to return to Omar.
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Thus farmwithout fear of Trespass - from the Calcutta Review. The writer of it, on reading in India this story of Omar''s Grave, was reminded, he says, of Cicero''s Account of finding Archimedes'' Tomb at Syracuse, buried in grass and weeds. I think Thorwaldsen desired to have roses grow over him; a wish religiously fulfilled for him to the present day, I believe. However, to return to Omar.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Omar Khayyam
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780365261070
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 124
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Author
Omar Khayyám
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ISBN - 9781331766117
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 160
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