Motif
beloved companions depart one by one before the speaker
beloved_companions_depart_one_by_one_before_the_speaker
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XIII. / XVII. / XVIII. / XXII.; lines 2608-2622 confidence: high
The quatrain says some loved companions, the loveliest and best, were pressed from Time’s Vintage, drank their Cup a round or two before, and crept silently to rest.
Both the quatrain and the cited parallel describe loved or sympathetic friends going before the speaker into rest or Death.
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