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Quotes from Hassan — James Elroy Flecker

1884–1915 England

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And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin.

Hassan (1922)

Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow
Across that angry or that glimmering sea.

Hassan (1922)

We travel not for trafficking alone;
By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned;
For lust of knowing what should not be known,
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.

Hassan (1922)

We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go
Always a little further; it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow
Across that angry or that glimmering sea,
White on a throne or guarded in a cave
There lies a prophet who can understand
Why men were born: but surely we are brave,
Who take the Golden Road to Samarkand.

Hassan (1922)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Elroy Flecker (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.