Motif
Ruined splendor questioning vanished power
ruined_splendor_questioning_vanished_power
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 QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / MONSIEUR J.B. NICOLAS / THE QUATRAINS OF KHAYYAM / THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM; lines 14245-14433 confidence: high
A turtledove sits on the ruined battlements crying, 'Where? Where?'.
A castle once associated with sovereigns is ruined, and the turtledove's cry asks 'Where?' from the battlements.
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