
“Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?”
As quoted in 1927 (2000) by Robert P. Fitton
Poland (1983)
“Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?”
As quoted in 1927 (2000) by Robert P. Fitton
“There stood a man with his sword drawn, and his face all over with blood.”
Part II, Ch. XI : Mr. Valiant-For-Truth <!-- Sect. 4 -->
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678), Part II
Context: There stood a man with his sword drawn, and his face all over with blood. Then said Mr. Great-Heart, Who art thou? The man made answer, saying, I am one whose name is Valiant-for-truth. I am a pilgrim, and am going to the Celestial City.
[Baqir Shareef al-Qarashi, Abdullah al-Shahin, The Life of Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi, Study and Analysis, A Maxim from Jesus Christ, 2007, 161]
General subjects
“This morning, you can be on his right hand and his left hand if you serve. It's the only way in.”
1960s, The Drum Major Instinct (1968)
"The Pit of the Serpent" (1929)
Context: The men on the Dauntless have disliked the Sea Girl's crew ever since our skipper took their captain to a cleaning on the wharfs of Zanzibar--them being narrow-minded that way. They claimed that the old man had a knuckle-duster on his right, which is ridiculous and a dirty lie. He had it on his left.
Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)