"The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" by Edward FitzGerald

These verses are cherry-picked from all 5 editions, not in order. The pictures are mostly photographs of plates by Edmund Dulac.

One word bothers me: "One thing is certain and the rest is lies" - nowhere else is he more than just a sceptic.

"with pitfall and with gin" - a gin is a snare or trap.

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[silvr90210]

i see alot of 1121 2232 cont. in this vid

[SpokenVerse]

@silvr90210 If you mean the rhyme scheme, then the form is actually called the Rubaiyat stanza. Robert Lowell hated it. XJ Kennedy liked it.

[EyeLean5280]

Many of the other pictures here are very nice but in my view, Dulac is by far the best illustrator of the Rubaiyat.

[SpokenVerse]

They're mostly photographs of Dulac from my 2nd edition.

[EyeLean5280]

Yes, I have that edition, too.

Some of the other things pictured struck me as probably not being Dulac, though I don't know for certain.

[SpokenVerse]

Yes - the Dulac ones are unmistakeable. The others are more of a daub.

[TheAsymmetrical]

@SpokenVerse Might I say sir, you have the perfect voice for poetry, I've only recently become acquainted with the works of Omar Khayyam and I must say, these verses are some of the most beautiful words that have ever been processed in my mind. Thank you, subscribed.

[AhuraHymn]

Beautiful and truly meaningful.

[JoAnneMB1]

Thank you for sharing this amazing work. It reminds me of "Sunday Morning" by Wallace Stevens.

[alm100]

Your voice fits the poetry, says Omar.

[EyeLean5280]

Well, they're all beautiful. Thanks for sharing!