Omar Khayyam “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tea

Omar Khayyam “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khayy%C3%A1m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khayy%C3%A1m -- Thomas Gray Presumptuous Maid! with looks intent Again she stretch'd, again she bent, Nor knew the gulph between; (Malignant Fate sat by, and smil'd.) The slippery verge her feet beguil'd; She tumbled headlong in. http://www.potw.org/archive/potw90.html http://www.potw.org/archive/potw90.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gray