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

— James Elroy Flecker

The quote "And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin." is famous quote attributed to James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915), Poet.

Hassan, in Hassan, act 1, sc. 2 (1922)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Oct. 18, 2023. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

James Elroy Flecker 5

Poet 1884–1915

Related quotes

“One man prays thus: How shall I be able to lie with that woman? Do thou pray thus: How shall I not desire to lie with her? Another prays: How shall I be released from this? Another prays: How shall I not desire to be released? Another thus: How shall I not lose my little son? Thou thus: How shall I not be afraid to lose him? In fine, turn thy prayers this way, and see what comes.”

Marcus Aurelius book Meditations

IX, 40
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX

“Arise, take up thy bed and walk.”

Theodore L. Cuyler (1822–1909) American minister

You are on your bed now. You put yourself there by your own sin. You have kept yourself there by your own choice. Every sinner is a sinner because he chooses to be; and you are no exception. Jesus commands you to repent and trust Him and follow Him. The moment you are willing to obey, He gives you strength to obey.
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 435.

“When we pray, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth," we are praying for the abolition of individualism and the coming of the higher individuality through collective action as members of God's Home on earth.”

Kirby Page (1890–1957) American clergyman

Property (1935)
Context: When we pray, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth," we are praying for the abolition of individualism and the coming of the higher individuality through collective action as members of God's Home on earth. "If the Son shall make you free, you will be free indeed.... For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for My sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it." "Make me a captive, Lord, then shall I be free!" Truly, freedom can be preserved only by throwing it away! And individuality can reach its highest level only through the collectivism of the beloved community!

“When I saw her I was in love with her. Everything turned over inside of me. She looked toward the door, saw there was no one, then she sat on the side of the bed and leaned over and kissed me.”

Ernest Hemingway book A Farewell to Arms

Source: A Farewell to Arms

“Dear God, Tatiana prayed in bed that night, turning to the wall and pulling the white sheet and the thin brown blanket over herself. If You are there somewhere, please teach me how to hide what I never knew how to show.”

Paullina Simons book The Bronze Horseman

Source: The Bronze Horseman

“Creep into thy narrow bed,
Creep, and let no more be said!”

Matthew Arnold The Last Word

St. 1
The Last Word (1867)

“Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.”

Abraham (-1813–-1638 BC) Biblical patriarch

To his nephew Lot, as quoted in Genesis 13:8 (KJV)
Bible
Context: Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

“Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently falling on thy head.”

Isaac Watts (1674–1748) English hymnwriter, theologian and logician

Song 35: "A Cradle Hymn".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)

“I've always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise. … I pray every day. In the mornings and, before I go to bed. I think it's important to pray not just when things are going bad.”

Jermain Defoe (1982) English association football player

"Prayer helped Defoe bounce back", interview with Football Focus (22 December 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/football_focus/6200993.stm.

“Turn thy thoughts now to the consideration of thy life, thy life as a child, as a youth, thy manhood, thy old age, for in these also every change was a death. Is this anything to fear?”

Marcus Aurelius book Meditations

IX, 21
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX

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

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

James Elroy Flecker 5

Related quotes

Related topics