Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . II II II II II ?? ? ?? ?? d a » ? » ^^^^a^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^. m Edward Fitzgerald When this was done, he had them set in type,but only a very few proofs can have been struckoff, as it seems that, at least in England, no morethan one or two copies were sent out by theauthor. In a similar way he printed translationsof two of Calderons plays not included in thepublished Six Dramas — namely, La Vida esSueno, and El Magico Prodigioso, (both rankingamong the Spaniards finest work;) but they alsowere withheld from the public and all but h
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . II II II II II ?? ? ?? ?? d a » ? » ^^^^a^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^. m Edward Fitzgerald When this was done, he had them set in type,but only a very few proofs can have been struckoff, as it seems that, at least in England, no morethan one or two copies were sent out by theauthor. In a similar way he printed translationsof two of Calderons plays not included in thepublished Six Dramas — namely, La Vida esSueno, and El Magico Prodigioso, (both rankingamong the Spaniards finest work;) but they alsowere withheld from the public and all but half adozen friends. When his old boatman died, about ten yearsago, he abandoned his nautical exercises andgave up his yacht for ever. During the last fewyears of his life, he divided his time betweenCambridge, Crabbes house, and his own homeat Little Grange, near Woodbridge, where he re-ceived occasional visits from friends and relatives. This edition of the Omar Khayyam is a
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