Adela Florence Nicolson ( nÃ e Cory ) ( 9 April 1865 â `` 4 October 1904 ) was an English poet . She wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope . Adela Florence Nicolson ( nÃ e Cory ) ( 9 April 1865-4 October 1904 ) was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope .