I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fellow men.
Abou Ben Adhem (in Leigh Hunt’s poem)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Abou Ben Adhem, lines 13–14; Abou’s complete spoken request, distinguished from narrator and angel. Whole poem read in Poetry Foundation web search result; direct request403, excerpt cache labeled. Public-domain text; not a documented historical utterance.
- Abou Ben Adhem, lines 13–14
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