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Pictures from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald; With illustrations photographed from life studies by Adelaide Hanscom and Blanche Cumming. Published in New York Dodge Publishing Co. 1905, 1912
I have scanned only only a few of these. As always, let me know (liam at holoweb dot net; for faster response mention the colour of your socks) if you would like more from this book.
There is an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Edward Fitzgerald and another for Dante.
Title: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
City: New York
Date: 1905
Total items: 9
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
Lured with hope of some Diviner Drink
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The mighty Mahmud, Allah-breathing Lord,
That all the misbelieving and black Horde
Of Fears and Sorrows that infest the Soul
Scatters before him with his whirlwind Sword. [more...] [$]
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