A Book of Verses underneath the Bough

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"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough" is a famous opening line from Edward FitzGerald’s English translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, evoking an ideal of simple, contemplative pleasure in nature.

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instanceOf opening line ⓘ
poetic line ⓘ
quotation ⓘ
appearsIn Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Edward FitzGerald translation) ⓘ
associatedPeriod 19th century English literature ⓘ
culturalAssociation idealized pastoral scene ⓘ
evokes contemplative leisure ⓘ
simple pleasure in nature ⓘ
genreContext Victorian-era English poetry ⓘ
hasKeywords book of verses ⓘ
bough ⓘ
contemplation ⓘ
nature ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor being one of the most quoted lines from FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát ⓘ
originalAuthorOfSourceWork Omar Khayyám ⓘ
linked to: Omar Khayyam
partOf a quatrain in the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám ⓘ
theme appreciation of simple joys ⓘ
carpe diem ⓘ
translatorOfSourceWork Edward FitzGerald ⓘ

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam → notableQuatrain → A Book of Verses underneath the Bough ⓘ