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" Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing. "
Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers - Page 385
by Arthur Brisbane - 1906 - 402 pages
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the Astronomer-poet of Persia

Omar Khayyam - 1859 - 48 pages
...grow : And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd — " 1 came like Water, and like Wind I go.'' XXIX. Into this Universe, and why not knowing, Nor whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing : And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not whither, willy-nilly blowing. XXX. What, without asking,...
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, rendered into Engl. verse [by E. Fitzgerald. 2nd ...

Omar Khayyam - 1868 - 56 pages
...grow : And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd — " I came like Water, and like Wind I go." XXXII. Into this Universe, and Why not knowing, Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing : And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing. XXXIII. What, without...
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The North American Review, Volume 109

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 pages
...ringdove's ancient Pghlevi, Coo, coo, coo, signifies also in Persian, ' Where ? where 1 where 1'" " Into this universe, and why not knowing, Nor whence, like water willy-nilly flowing ; And out of it as wind along the waste, I know not whither, willy-nilly blowing. " What ! without asking,...
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The Contemporary Review, Volume 25

1875 - 1012 pages
...make it grow ; And this was all the harvest that I reaped, I came like water, and like wind I go " Into this Universe, and why not knowing, Nor whence like water willy-nilly flowing ; And out of it as wind along the waste, I know not whither willy-nilly blowing. " Up from Earth's centre,...
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Pessimism: A History and a Criticism, Volume 1

James Sully - 1877 - 532 pages
...that I reap'd — ' I came like Water, and like Wind I go ' 1 Book IX. sec. iii. * Doctor and Saint, Into this Universe, and Why not knowing, Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing ; And out of it as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing.1 la modern literature these...
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Pessimism: A History and a Criticism

James Sully - 1877 - 538 pages
...it grow ;, And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd — ' I came like Water, and like Wind I go ' Into this Universe, and Why not knowing, Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing ; And out of it as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing.1 In modern literature these...
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Pessimism: A History and a Criticism, Volume 1

James Sully - 1877 - 500 pages
...reap'd — ' I came like Water, and like Wind I go ' 1 Book IX. sec. iii. , < * Doctor and Saint. \l \ Into this Universe, and Why not knowing, *^ Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing ; v>- v P \ )'And out of it as Wind along the Waste, V pv • NjF NI know not Whither, willy-nilly...
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the Astronomer-poet of Persia

Omar Khayyam - 1878 - 164 pages
...grow; And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd — " I came like Water, and like Wind I go." XXIX. Into this Universe, and Why not knowing, Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing ; And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing. XXX What, without asking,...
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: And the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí

Omar Khayyam - 1879 - 146 pages
...grow ; And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd — " I came like Water, and like Wind I go." XXIX. Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing ; And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing. xxx. What, without asking,...
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Unity Pulpit, Volume 11

1889 - 690 pages
...with the picture of human life so pessimistically pictured by the Persian poet, Omar Khayyam, — " Into this universe, and why not knowing, Nor whence, like water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, as wind along the waste, I know not wAitAer, willy-nilly blowing." Now, if man be only that,...
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