Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . B II II H H II U II II II U 11 ? U ^1 H M ? U II II II II 0=g ^^^^^^Q^^^^^^^^O^^^^^^^^^^. Edward Fitzgerald maintained for many years the most intimate andcordial intercourse, and whose daughter Lucy hemarried. He wrote the memoir of his friendslife which appeared in the posthumous volume ofBartons poems. The story of his married lifewas a short one. With all the overflowing amia-bility of his nature, there were mingled certainpeculiarities or waywardnesses which were moresuitable to the freedom of celibacy than to thestaidness of matr
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . B II II H H II U II II II U 11 ? U ^1 H M ? U II II II II 0=g ^^^^^^Q^^^^^^^^O^^^^^^^^^^. Edward Fitzgerald maintained for many years the most intimate andcordial intercourse, and whose daughter Lucy hemarried. He wrote the memoir of his friendslife which appeared in the posthumous volume ofBartons poems. The story of his married lifewas a short one. With all the overflowing amia-bility of his nature, there were mingled certainpeculiarities or waywardnesses which were moresuitable to the freedom of celibacy than to thestaidness of matrimonial life. A separation tookplace by mutual agreement, and Fitzgerald be-haved in this circumstance with the generosityand unselfishness which were apparent in all hiswhims no less than in his more deliberate , his entire career was marked by an un-changing goodness of heart and a genial kindli-ness ; and no one could complain of having everendured hurt or ill-treatment at his hands. Hispleasures were innocent and simple. Amongst
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