Motif
Impermanence of royal glory
impermanence_of_royal_glory
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Fallen Power and Ruined Splendor. 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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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam ANALYSIS OF EDWARD FITZGERALD'S QUATRAINS / XIII. / XVII. / XVIII.; lines 2536-2605 confidence: high
Lion and lizard keep the courts where Jamshyd gloried; Bahram the great hunter sleeps while the wild ass stamps over his head.
Royal figures and their courts or palaces are shown as overtaken by animals, death, and the grave.
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