 | 1893 - 556 pages
...Whinfield es in Versen von M. Arnold gethan hat : „A mind Not wholly clear, nor wholly blind, Too keen te rest, too weak to find, That travails sore, and brings...Schluck vom rosenfarbnen Wein ! Du sagst als Sufi, meid' sieb dies und das, — In deiner Speis' ist Stein, — dann iss den Stein! Schliesslich aber sagt er... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1896 - 414 pages
...On p. 2 the lines : — " An aching body, and a mind Not wholly clear, nor wholly blind, Too keen to rest, too weak to find, That travails sore, and brings forth wind." M. ARNOLD. Mr. Whinfield in his Introduction gives a summary of the authorities regarding Omar's life:... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1924 - 456 pages
...sentence have I left behind : An aching body, and a mind Not wholly clear, nor wholly blind, Too keen to rest, too weak to find, That travails sore, and brings forth wind, Are God's worst portion to mankind. ANOTHER Ask not my name, 0 friend ! That Being only, which hath... | |
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An aching body, and a mind Not wholly clear, nor wholly blind, Too keen to rest, too weak to find, That travails sore, and brings forth wind. 