Motif
impermanence of royal grandeur
impermanence_of_royal_grandeur
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 PAGE 7. / PAGE 7. / IN THE NOTES. / XVIII.; lines 4435-4470 confidence: high
The palace throws pillars to heaven; kings bow at its threshold; the speaker sees a solitary ringdove there crying “Coo.”
The palace once reached toward heaven and received royal prostration, but the present image centers on a solitary bird crying from its battlements.
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