James Elroy Flecker
Born
in London, The United Kingdom
November 05, 1884
Died
January 03, 1915
Influences
The Parnassian poets
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The Story Of Hassan Of Baghdad And How He Came To Make The Golden Journey To Samarkand
127 editions
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1922
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The collected poems of James Elroy Flecker
99 editions
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published
1949
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Forty-Two Poems
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1911
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Selected Poems of James Elroy Flecker
9 editions
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published
1964
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The Last Generation A Story of the Future
37 editions
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published
1908
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The King of Alsander - The Original Classic Edition
40 editions
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published
2012
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The Bridge of Fire
26 editions
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published
1907
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The Golden Journey To Samarkand
30 editions
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published
2015
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The old Ships
23 editions
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published
1915
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Collected Prose (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
46 editions
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published
2011
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“We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go
Always a little further; it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snowÂ
Across that angry or that glimmering sea,Â
White on a throne or guarded in a caveÂ
There lies a prophet who can understand
Why men were born: but surely we are brave,
Who take the Golden Road to Samarkand.”
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Always a little further; it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snowÂ
Across that angry or that glimmering sea,Â
White on a throne or guarded in a caveÂ
There lies a prophet who can understand
Why men were born: but surely we are brave,
Who take the Golden Road to Samarkand.”
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“O friend unseen, unborn, unknown,
Student of our sweet English tongue,
Read out my words at night, alone:
I was a poet, I was young.
Since I can never see your face,
And never shake you by the hand,
I send my soul through time and space
To greet you. You will understand.”
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Student of our sweet English tongue,
Read out my words at night, alone:
I was a poet, I was young.
Since I can never see your face,
And never shake you by the hand,
I send my soul through time and space
To greet you. You will understand.”
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“We travel not for trafficking alone;
By hotter winds our hearts are fanned:
For lust of knowing what should not be known
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.”
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By hotter winds our hearts are fanned:
For lust of knowing what should not be known
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.”
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