An online archive of the first five editions of Edward FitzGerald's translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

1889 edition, stanza 52

1889 edition, stanza 52

A moment guessed—then back behind the Fold

Immerst of Darkness round the Drama roll'd

Which, for the Pastime of Eternity,

He doth Himself contrive, enact, behold.