Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . ^™x Omar Khayyam Rubaiyat follow one another according to Alpha-betic Rhyme — a strange succession of Grave andGay. Those here selected are strung into some-thing of an Eclogue, with perhaps a less than equalproportion of the Drink and make-merry, which(genuine or not) recurs over-frequently in the Origi-nal. Either way, the Result is sad enough: sad-dest perhaps when most ostentatiously merry:more apt to move Sorrow than Anger toward theold Tent-maker, who, after vainly endeavouring tounshackle his Steps from Destiny, and to catchsome

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the astronomer-poet of Persia; . ^™x Omar Khayyam Rubaiyat follow one another according to Alpha-betic Rhyme — a strange succession of Grave andGay. Those here selected are strung into some-thing of an Eclogue, with perhaps a less than equalproportion of the Drink and make-merry, which(genuine or not) recurs over-frequently in the Origi-nal. Either way, the Result is sad enough: sad-dest perhaps when most ostentatiously merry:more apt to move Sorrow than Anger toward theold Tent-maker, who, after vainly endeavouring tounshackle his Steps from Destiny, and to catchsome authentic Glimpse of To-morrow, fell backupon To-day (which has outlasted so many To-morrows !) as the only Ground he got to standupon, however momentarily slipping from underhis nmi ? it mi mum

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