Ah, take the cash in hand and waive the rest;
Oh, the brave music of a distant drum!


The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859) st. 12; 'Ah, take the cash and let the credit go, / Nor heed the rumble of a distant drum!' in 4th ed., (1879) st. 13

Edward FitzGerald Quotes

Ah, take the cash in hand and waive the rest; Oh, the brave music of a distant drum!

Ah, take the cash in hand and waive the rest; Oh, the brave music of a distant drum!

Ah, take the cash in hand and waive the rest; Oh, the brave music of a distant drum!

Ah, take the cash in hand and waive the rest; Oh, the brave music of a distant drum!