Excerpt from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer Poet of Persia Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the white hand OF moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia My Dear Sir: As you know, the writer and Mr. Eben Francis Thompson, who preceded him as President of the Massachusetts Society Sons of the Revolution, have been interested for a long time in Oriental studies and particularly in the literature pertaining to Khayyam. Mr. Thompson is, as you know, the translator of Omar, his complete translation being the first and only English translation. We have cooperated lately in publishing a facsimile of the rare and famous first edition of Fitzgerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, today the most widely quoted and printed English poem. This curious volume was printed under Fitzgerald's own supervision. I take much pleasure in sending you a copy of the facsimile with our compliments. As Past Presidents of our Society we desire to have you share, in some slight measure, in the fruits of a "labor of love" in another Society. We rejoice, with you, that the "Sons of the Revolution" has grown so strong, brave, and vigorous, and has become so potent a force in the community in the promotion of patriotism and love of country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Excerpt from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia: Rendered Into English Verse But the result is not unsatisfactory as having given us perfect English poems instinct with the true flavour of their prototypes. The Persian was probably somewhat more Horatian and less melancholy, the Greek a little less florid and mystic, the Spaniard more lyrical and fluent, than their metaphrast has made them; but the essential spirit has not escaped in transfusion. Only a man of singular gifts could have performed the achieve ment, and these works attest wmr. Fitzgerald's rightwto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.