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TSElliotandtheWasteLand
AbouttheAuthorT.SEliot
∙ThomasStearnsEliotwasborninMissourionSeptember26,1888.
∙HelivedinSt.LouisduringthefirsteighteenyearsofhislifeandattendedHarvardUniversity.
∙In1910,helefttheUnitedStatesfortheSorbonne,havingearnedbothundergraduateandmastersdegreesandhavingcontributedseveralpoemstotheHarvardAdvocate.
∙AfterayearinParis,hereturnedtoHarvardtopursueadoctorateinphilosophy,butreturnedtoEuropeandsettledinEnglandin1914.
∙Thefollowingyear,hemarriedVivienneHaigh-WoodandbeganworkinginLondon,firstasateacher,andlaterforLloyd'sBank.
∙HismajorlaterpoemsincludeAshWednesday(1930)andFourQuartets(1943)s.
∙Hisfirstbookofpoems,PrufrockandOtherObservations,waspublishedin1917.
∙HisbooksofliteraryandsocialcriticismincludeTheSacredWood(1920),TheUseofPoetryandtheUseofCriticism(1933),AfterStrangeGods(1934),andNotesTowardstheDefinitionofCulture(1940).
∙Eliotwasalsoanimportantplaywright,whoseversedramasincludeMurderintheCathedral,TheFamilyReunion,andTheCocktailParty.
∙Afteranotoriouslyunhappyfirstmarriage,Eliotseparatedfromhisfirstwifein1933,andwasremarried,toValerieFletcher,in1956.
∙T.S.EliotreceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1948,anddiedinLondonin1965.
TheWasteLand
I.THEBURIALOFTHEDEAD
APRIListhecruellestmonth,breeding
Lilacsoutofthedeadland,mixing
Memoryanddesire,stirring
Dullrootswithspringrain.
Winterkeptuswarm,covering
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Earthinforgetfulsnow,feeding
Alittlelifewithdriedtubers.
Summersurprisedus,comingovertheStarnbergersee
Withashowerofrain;westoppedinthecolonnade,
Andwentoninsunlight,intotheHofgarten,
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Anddrankcoffee,andtalkedforanhour.
BingarkeineRussin,stamm'ausLitauen,echtdeutsch.
Andwhenwewerechildren,stayingatthearchduke's,
Mycousin's,hetookmeoutonasled,
AndIwasfrightened.Hesaid,Marie,
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Marie,holdontight.Anddownwewent.
Inthemountains,thereyoufeelfree.
Iread,muchofthenight,andgosouthinthewinter.
Whataretherootsthatclutch,whatbranchesgrow
Outofthisstonyrubbish?
Sonofman,
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Youcannotsay,orguess,foryouknowonly
Aheapofbrokenimages,wherethesunbeats,
Andthedeadtreegivesnoshelter,thecricketnorelief,
Andthedrystonenosoundofwater.Only
Thereisshadowunderthisredrock,
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(Comeinundertheshadowofthisredrock),
AndIwillshowyousomethingdifferentfromeither
Yourshadowatmorningstridingbehindyou
Oryourshadowateveningrisingtomeetyou;
Iwillshowyoufearinahandfulofdust.
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FrischwehtderWind
DerHeimatzu.
MeinIrischKind,
Woweilestdu?
'Yougavemehyacinthsfirstayearago;
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'Theycalledmethehyacinthgirl.'
—Yetwhenwecameback,late,fromtheHyacinthgarden,
Yourarmsfull,andyourhairwet,Icouldnot
Speak,andmyeyesfailed,Iwasneither
Livingnordead,andIknewnothing,
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Lookingintotheheartoflight,thesilence.
Od'undleerdasMeer.
MadameSosostris,famousclairvoyante,
Hadabadcold,nevertheless
IsknowntobethewisestwomaninEurope,
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Withawickedpackofcards.Here,saidshe,
Isyourcard,thedrownedPhoenicianSailor,
(Thosearepearlsthatwerehiseyes.Look!
)
HereisBelladonna,theLadyoftheRocks,
Theladyofsituations.
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Hereisthemanwiththreestaves,andheretheWheel,
Andhereistheone-eyedmerchant,andthiscard,
Whichisblank,issomethinghecarriesonhisback,
WhichIamforbiddentosee.Idonotfind
TheHangedMan.Feardeathbywater.
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Iseecrowdsofpeople,walkingroundinaring.
Thankyou.IfyouseedearMrs.Equitone,
TellherIbringthehoroscopemyself:
Onemustbesocarefulthesedays.
UnrealCity,
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Underthebrownfogofawinterdawn,
AcrowdflowedoverLondonBridge,somany,
Ihadnotthoughtdeathhadundonesomany.
Sighs,shortandinfrequent,wereexhaled,
Andeachmanfixedhiseyesbeforehisfeet.
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FlowedupthehillanddownKingWilliamStreet,
TowhereSaintMaryWoolnothkeptthehours
Withadeadsoundonthefinalstrokeofnine.
ThereIsawoneIknew,andstoppedhim,crying'Stetson!
'YouwhowerewithmeintheshipsatMylae!
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'Thatcorpseyouplantedlastyearinyourgarden,
'Hasitbeguntosprout?
Willitbloomthisyear?
'Orhasthesuddenfrostdisturbeditsbed?
'OhkeeptheDogfarhence,that'sfriendtomen,
'Orwithhisnailshe'lldigitupagain!
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'You!
hypocritelecteur!
—monsemblable,—monfrère!
'
II.AGAMEOFCHESS
THEChairshesatin,likeaburnishedthrone,
Glowedonthemarble,wheretheglass
Heldupbystandardswroughtwithfruitedvines
FromwhichagoldenCupidonpeepedout
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(Anotherhidhiseyesbehindhiswing)
Doubledtheflamesofsevenbranchedcandelabra
Reflectinglightuponthetableas
Theglitterofherjewelsrosetomeetit,
Fromsatincasespouredinrichprofusion;
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Invialsofivoryandcolouredglass
Unstoppered,lurkedherstrangesyntheticperfumes,
Unguent,powdered,orliquid—troubled,confused
Anddrownedthesenseinodours;stirredbytheair
Thatfreshenedfromthewindow,theseascended
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Infatteningtheprolongedcandle-flames,
Flungtheirsmokeintothelaquearia,
Stirringthepatternonthecofferedceiling.
Hugesea-woodfedwithcopper
Burnedgreenandorange,framedbythecolouredstone,
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Inwhichsadlightacarvèddolphinswam.
Abovetheantiquemantelwasdisplayed
Asthoughawindowgaveuponthesylvanscene
ThechangeofPhilomel,bythebarbarousking
Sorudelyforced;yettherethenightingale
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Filledallthedesertwithinviolablevoice
Andstillshecried,andstilltheworldpursues,
'JugJug'todirtyears.
Andotherwitheredstumpsoftime
Weretolduponthewalls;staringforms
105
Leanedout,leaning,hushingtheroomenclosed.
Footstepsshuffledonthestair.
Underthefirelight,underthebrush,herhair
Spreadoutinfierypoints
Glowedintowords,thenwouldbesavagelystill.
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'Mynervesarebadto-night.Yes,bad.Staywithme.
'Speaktome.Whydoyouneverspeak?
Speak.
'Whatareyouthinkingof?
Whatthinking?
What?
'Ineverknowwhatyouarethinking.Think.'
Ithinkweareinrats'alley
115
Wherethedeadmenlosttheirbones.
'Whatisthatnoise?
'
Thewindunderthedoor.
'Whatisthatnoisenow?
Whatisthewinddoing?
'
Nothingagainnothing.
120
'Do
'Youknownothing?
Doyouseenothing?
Doyouremember
'Nothing?
'
Iremember
Thosearepearlsthatwerehiseyes.
125
'Areyoualive,ornot?
Istherenothinginyourhead?
'
But
OOOOthatShakespeherianRag—
It'ssoelegant
Sointelligent
130
'WhatshallIdonow?
WhatshallIdo?
'
'IshallrushoutasIam,andwalkthestreet
'Withmyhairdown,so.Whatshallwedoto-morrow?
'Whatshallweeverdo?
'
Thehotwateratten.
135
Andifitrains,aclosedcaratfour.
Andweshallplayagameofchess,
Pressinglidlesseyesandwaitingforaknockuponthedoor.
WhenLil'shusbandgotdemobbed,Isaid—
Ididn'tmincemywords,Isaidtohermyself,
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HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME
NowAlbert'scomingback,makeyourselfabitsmart.
He'llwanttoknowwhatyoudonewiththatmoneyhegaveyou
Togetyourselfsometeeth.Hedid,Iwasthere.
Youhavethemallout,Lil,andgetaniceset,
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Hesaid,Iswear,Ican'tbeartolookatyou.
Andnomorecan'tI,Isaid,andthinkofpoorAlbert,
He'sbeeninthearmyfouryears,hewantsagoodtime,
Andifyoudon'tgiveithim,there'sotherswill,Isaid.
Ohisthere,shesaid.Somethingo'that,Isaid.
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ThenI'llknowwhotothank,shesaid,andgivemeastraightlook.
HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME
Ifyoudon'tlikeityoucangetonwithit,Isaid.
Otherscanpickandchooseifyoucan't.
ButifAlbertmakesoff,itwon'tbeforlackoftelling.
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Yououghttobeashamed,Isaid,tolooksoantique.
(Andheronlythirty-one.)
Ican'thelpit,shesaid,pullingalongface,
It'sthempillsItook,tobringitoff,shesaid.
(She'shadfivealready,andnearlydiedofyoungGeorge.)
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Thechemistsaiditwouldbealright,butI'veneverbeenthesame.
Youareaproperfool,Isaid.
Well,ifAlbertwon'tleaveyoualone,thereitis,Isaid,
Whatyougetmarriedforifyoudon'twantchildren?
HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME
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Well,thatSundayAlbertwashome,theyhadahotgammon,
Andtheyaskedmeintodinner,togetthebeautyofithot—
HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME
HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME
GoonightBill.GoonightLou.GoonightMay.Goonight.
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Tata.Goonight.Goonight.
Goodnight,ladies,goodnight,sweetladies,goodnight,goodnight.
III.THEFIRESERMON
THEriver'stentisbroken:
thelastfingersofleaf
Clutchandsinkintothewetbank.Thewind
Crossesthebrownland,unheard.Thenymphsaredeparted.
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SweetThames,runsoftly,tillIendmysong.
Ther
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