Motif
Death as winner of the game of Night and Day
death_as_winner_of_the_game_of_night_and_day
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz LONDON / WILLIAM HEINEMANN / INTRODUCTION / FROM THE DIVAN OF HAFIZ; lines 1691-1831 confidence: high
The speaker laments with dust and tears, says a beloved sought lodging in the grave too soon, and describes Death as winning a game on the chequered floor of Night and Day.
Death is said to have won the game on the chequered floor of Night and Day.
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