John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9194 Omar Khayyam fl 11th ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9194 |
| AUTHOR: | Omar Khayyam (fl. 11th cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | A Moment’s Halt—a momentary taste Of BEING from the Well amid the Waste— And, Lo! the phantom Caravan has reach’d The NOTHING it set out from. Oh, make haste! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rubáiyát. Stanza xlviii. |