Adela Florence Nicolson Quotes

Adela Florence Nicolson, who wrote under the pen name "Laurence Hope," was an English poet. She is known for her collection of love poems titled "The Garden of Kama" and her evocative writing inspired by her time in India. Nicolson's poetry has captivated readers with its sensuality and romantic themes.

Men should be judged not by their tint of skin, the gods they serve, the vintage they drink, nor by the way they fight, or love, or sin, but by the quality of the thought they think.

Adela Florence Nicolson , Poet

I shall go the way of the open sea, to the lands I knew before you came, and the cool ocean breezes shall blow from me the memory of your name.

Adela Florence Nicolson , Poet
Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.... -Adela Florence Nicolson

Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.

Adela Florence Nicolson , Poet
Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are ... -Adela Florence Nicolson

Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?

Adela Florence Nicolson , Poet
Less than the dust beneath thy chariot wheel, less... -Adela Florence Nicolson

Less than the dust beneath thy chariot wheel, less than the weed that grows beside thy door.

Adela Florence Nicolson , Poet

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