John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9197 Omar Khayyam fl 11th ent John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 9197 |
AUTHOR: | Omar Khayyam (fl. 11th cent.) |
QUOTATION: | And this I know: whether the one True Light Kindle to Love, or Wrath-consume me quite, One Flash of It within the Tavern caught Better than in the Temple lost outright. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Rubáiyát. Stanza lxxvii. |