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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 9196 |
| AUTHOR: | Omar Khayyam (fl. 11th cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rubáiyát. Stanza lxxi. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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