Motif
life's transience and irreversible death
life_s_transience_and_irreversible_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Fate and Mortality. 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 XLIV. / XLVIII. / LVIII. / LXIII.; lines 3552-3652 confidence: high
“One thing at least is certain—This Life flies”; “The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.”
The flower that has bloomed dies forever, and the cited tulips do not bloom again after withering.
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