John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9196 Omar Khayyam fl 11th ent John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 9196 |
AUTHOR: | Omar Khayyam (fl. 11th cent.) |
QUOTATION: | The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Rubáiyát. Stanza lxxi. |