Motif
worldly reputation lost through beloved idols and drink imagery
worldly_reputation_lost_through_beloved_idols_and_drink_imagery
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. 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 LXXXVIII. / LXXXIX. / XCII. / XCIII.; lines 4192-4209 confidence: medium
In quatrain XCIII, the speaker says long-loved idols have damaged his worldly credit, drowned his glory in a shallow cup, and sold his reputation for a song.
The quatrain links loved idols with damaged credit, drowned glory in a cup, and reputation sold for a song.
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