The Philosophy of Despair

by David Starr Jordan

Book Overview

From Fitzgerald's exquisite version of the Rub iy t of Omar Khayy m, I take the following quatrains which may serve as a text for what I have to say: So when the angel of the darker Drink At last shall find you by the river-brink, And offering you his cup, invite your Soul Forth to your lips to quaff, you shall not shrink.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1516907418
• ISBN13: 9781516907410
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"