“The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes—or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two—is gone.”

About Edward FitzGerald

Poet • British

Edward FitzGerald was an English poet and writer, best known for his celebrated 1859 translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Born in Suffolk, England, he lived a reclusive life of literary leisure, dedicated to his...