For lust of knowing what should not be known,
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.
Source: Ishak, in Hassan, act 5, sc. 2, 1922.
-- James Elroy Flecker, (Nov 5 1884-1915), English poet, dramatist; Herman Elroy Flecker (ps. James) wrote The Bridge Of Fire, 1907 and The Golden Journey To Samarkand, 1913.