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T.S. Eliot (1888–1965). The Waste Land. 1922.
The Waste Land
I. THE BURI L !" THE #E #
$RIL is the %&'ellest onth *&eedin+
Lila%s o't o, the dead land i-in+
e o&/ and desi&e sti&&in+
#'ll &oots 0ith s &in+ &ain.
Winte& e t 's 0a& %o3e&in+ 5
Ea&th in ,o&+et,'l sno0 ,eedin+
little li,e 0ith d&ied t'*e&s.
S' e& s'& &ised 's %o in+ o3e& the Sta&n*e&+e&see
With a sho0e& o, &ain4 0e sto ed in the %olonnade
nd 0ent on in s'nli+ht into the Ho,+a&ten 10
nd d&an %o,,ee and tal ed ,o& an ho'&.
Bin gar keine Russin, stamm’ aus Litauen, echt deutsch.
nd 0hen 0e 0e&e %hild&en sta/in+ at the a&%hd' e s
/ %o'sin s he too e o't on a sled
nd I 0as ,&i+htened. He said a&ie 15
a&ie hold on ti+ht. nd do0n 0e 0ent.
In the o'ntains the&e /o' ,eel ,&ee.
I &ead '%h o, the ni+ht and +o so'th in the 0inte&.
What a&e the &oots that %l't%h 0hat *&an%hes +&o0
!'t o, this ston/ &'**ish Son o, an 20
7o' %annot sa/ o& +'ess ,o& /o' no0 onl/
hea o, *&o en i a+es 0he&e the s'n *eats
nd the dead t&ee +i3es no shelte& the %&i% et no &elie,
nd the d&/ stone no so'nd o, 0ate&. !nl/
The&e is shado0 'nde& this &ed &o% 25
( o e in 'nde& the shado0 o, this &ed &o% )
nd I 0ill sho0 /o' so ethin+ di,,e&ent ,&o eithe&
7o'& shado0 at o&nin+ st&idin+ *ehind /o'
!& /o'& shado0 at e3enin+ &isin+ to eet /o'4
I 0ill sho0 /o' ,ea& in a hand,'l o, d'st. 30
Frisch weht der Wind
Der Heimat u,
!ein "risch #ind,
W$ wei%est du&
7o' +a3e e h/a%inths ,i&st a /ea& a+o4 35
The/ %alled e the h/a%inth +i&l.:
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;7et 0hen 0e %a e *a% late ,&o the H/a%inth +a&den
7o'& a& s ,'ll and /o'& hai& 0et I %o'ld not
S ea and / e/es ,ailed I 0as neithe&
Li3in+ no& dead and I ne0 nothin+ '0
Loo in+ into the hea&t o, li+ht the silen%e.
(d’ und %eer das !eer.
ada e Sosost&is ,a o's %lai&3o/ante
Had a *ad %old ne3e&theless
Is no0n to *e the 0isest 0o an in E'&o e '5
With a 0i% ed a% o, %a&ds. He&e said she
Is /o'& %a&d the d&o0ned $hoeni%ian Sailo&
(Those a&e ea&ls that 0e&e his e/es. Loo <)
He&e is Belladonna the Lad/ o, the Ro% s
The lad/ o, sit'ations. 50
He&e is the an 0ith th&ee sta3es and he&e the Wheel
nd he&e is the one=e/ed e&%hant and this %a&d
Whi%h is *lan is so ethin+ he %a&&ies on his *a%
Whi%h I a ,o&*idden to see. I do not ,ind
The Han+ed an. "ea& death */ 0ate&. 55
I see %&o0ds o, eo le 0al in+ &o'nd in a &in+.
Than /o'. I, /o' see dea& &s. E>'itone
Tell he& I *&in+ the ho&os%o e /sel,?
!ne 'st *e so %a&e,'l these da/s.
Un&eal it/ )0
Unde& the *&o0n ,o+ o, a 0inte& da0n
%&o0d ,lo0ed o3e& London B&id+e so an/
I had not tho'+ht death had 'ndone so an/.
Si+hs sho&t and in,&e>'ent 0e&e e-haled
nd ea%h an ,i-ed his e/es *e,o&e his ,eet. )5
"lo0ed ' the hill and do0n @in+ Willia St&eet
To 0he&e Saint a&/ Woolnoth e t the ho'&s
With a dead so'nd on the ,inal st&o e o, nine.
The&e I sa0 one I ne0 and sto ed hi %&/in+ Stetson<
7o' 0ho 0e&e 0ith e in the shi s at /lae< *0
That %o& se /o' lanted last /ea& in /o'& +a&den
Has it *e+'n to s &o't Will it *loo this /ea&
!& has the s'dden ,&ost dist'&*ed its *ed
!h ee the #o+ ,a& hen%e that s ,&iend to en
!& 0ith his nails he ll di+ it ' a+ain< *5
7o'< h+ $crite %ecteur- m$n sem/%a/%e, m$n r re-
II. A E !" HESS
The hai& she sat in li e a *'&nished th&one
Alo0ed on the a&*le 0he&e the +lass
Held ' */ standa&ds 0&o'+ht 0ith ,&'ited 3ines
"&o 0hi%h a +olden ' idon ee ed o't 0
( nothe& hid his e/es *ehind his 0in+)
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#o'*led the ,la es o, se3en*&an%hed %andela*&a
Re,le%tin+ li+ht ' on the ta*le as
The +litte& o, he& e0els &ose to eet it
"&o satin %ases o'&ed in &i%h &o,'sion4 5
In 3ials o, i3o&/ and %olo'&ed +lass
Unsto e&ed l'& ed he& st&an+e s/ntheti% e&,' es
Un+'ent o0de&ed o& li>'id;t&o'*led %on,'sed
nd d&o0ned the sense in odo'&s4 sti&&ed */ the ai&
That ,&eshened ,&o the 0indo0 these as%ended 40
In ,attenin+ the &olon+ed %andle=,la es
"l'n+ thei& s o e into the la>'ea&ia
Sti&&in+ the atte&n on the %o,,e&ed %eilin+.
H'+e sea=0ood ,ed 0ith %o e&
B'&ned +&een and o&an+e ,&a ed */ the %olo'&ed stone 45
In 0hi%h sad li+ht a %a&3Cd dol hin s0a .
*o3e the anti>'e antel 0as dis la/ed
s tho'+h a 0indo0 +a3e ' on the s/l3an s%ene
The %han+e o, $hilo el */ the *a&*a&o's in+
So &'del/ ,o&%ed4 /et the&e the ni+htin+ale 100
"illed all the dese&t 0ith in3iola*le 3oi%e
nd still she %&ied and still the 0o&ld '&s'es
D'+ D'+: to di&t/ ea&s.
nd othe& 0ithe&ed st' s o, ti e
We&e told ' on the 0alls4 sta&in+ ,o& s 105
Leaned o't leanin+ h'shin+ the &oo en%losed.
"ootste s sh',,led on the stai&
Unde& the ,i&eli+ht 'nde& the *&'sh he& hai&
S &ead o't in ,ie&/ oints
Alo0ed into 0o&ds then 0o'ld *e sa3a+el/ still. 110
/ ne&3es a&e *ad to=ni+ht. 7es *ad. Sta/ 0ith e.
S ea to e. Wh/ do /o' ne3e& s ea S ea .
What a&e /o' thin in+ o, What thin in+ What
I ne3e& no0 0hat /o' a&e thin in+. Thin .:
I thin 0e a&e in &ats alle/ 115
Whe&e the dead en lost thei& *ones.
What is that noise :
The 0ind 'nde& the doo&.
What is that noise no0 What is the 0ind doin+ :
othin+ a+ain nothin+. 120
#o
7o' no0 nothin+ #o /o' see nothin+ #o /o' &e e *e&
othin+ :
I &e e *e&
Those a&e ea&ls that 0e&e his e/es. 125
&e /o' ali3e o& not Is the&e nothin+ in /o'& head :
B't
! ! ! ! that Sha es ehe&ian Ra+;
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It s so ele+ant
So intelli+ent 130
What shall I do no0 What shall I do
I shall &'sh o't as I a and 0al the st&eet
With / hai& do0n so. What shall 0e do to= o&&o0
What shall 0e e3e& do :
The hot 0ate& at ten. 135
nd i, it &ains a %losed %a& at ,o'&.
nd 0e shall la/ a +a e o, %hess
$&essin+ lidless e/es and 0aitin+ ,o& a no% ' on the doo&.
When Lil s h's*and +ot de o**ed I said
I didn t in%e / 0o&ds I said to he& /sel, 1'0
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o0 l*e&t s %o in+ *a% a e /o'&sel, a *it s a&t.
He ll 0ant to no0 0hat /o' done 0ith that one/ he +a3e /o'
To +et /o'&sel, so e teeth. He did I 0as the&e.
7o' ha3e the all o't Lil and +et a ni%e set 1'5
He said I s0ea& I %an t *ea& to loo at /o'.
nd no o&e %an t I I said and thin o, oo& l*e&t
He s *een in the a& / ,o'& /ea&s he 0ants a +ood ti e
nd i, /o' don t +i3e it hi the&e s othe&s 0ill I said.
!h is the&e she said. So ethin+ o that I said. 150
Then I ll no0 0ho to than she said and +i3e e a st&ai+ht loo .
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I, /o' don t li e it /o' %an +et on 0ith it I said
!the&s %an i% and %hoose i, /o' %an t.
B't i, l*e&t a es o,, it 0on t *e ,o& la% o, tellin+. 155
7o' o'+ht to *e asha ed I said to loo so anti>'e.
( nd he& onl/ thi&t/=one.)
I %an t hel it she said 'llin+ a lon+ ,a%e
It s the ills I too to *&in+ it o,, she said.
(She s had ,i3e al&ead/ and nea&l/ died o, /o'n+ Aeo&+e.) 1)0
The %he ist said it 0o'ld *e al&i+ht *'t I 3e ne3e& *een the sa e.
7o' are a &o e& ,ool I said.
Well i, l*e&t 0on t lea3e /o' alone the&e it is I said
What /o' +et a&&ied ,o& i, /o' don t 0ant %hild&en
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Well that S'nda/ l*e&t 0as ho e the/ had a hot +a on
nd the/ as ed e in to dinne& to +et the *ea't/ o, it hot;
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Aooni+ht Bill. Aooni+ht Lo'. Aooni+ht a/. Aooni+ht. 1*0
Ta ta. Aooni+ht. Aooni+ht.
Aood ni+ht ladies +ood ni+ht s0eet ladies +ood ni+ht +ood ni+ht.
III. THE "IRE SER !
The &i3e& s tent is *&o en? the last ,in+e&s o, lea,
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l't%h and sin into the 0et *an . The 0ind
&osses the *&o0n land 'nhea&d. The n/ hs a&e de a&ted. 1*5
S0eet Tha es &'n so,tl/ till I end / son+.
The &i3e& *ea&s no e t/ *ottles sand0i%h a e&s
Sil hand e&%hie,s %a&d*oa&d *o-es %i+a&ette ends
!& othe& testi on/ o, s' e& ni+hts. The n/ hs a&e de a&ted.
nd thei& ,&iends the loite&in+ hei&s o, %it/ di&e%to&s4 1 0
#e a&ted ha3e le,t no add&esses.
B/ the 0ate&s o, Le an I sat do0n and 0e tF
S0eet Tha es &'n so,tl/ till I end / son+
S0eet Tha es &'n so,tl/ ,o& I s ea not lo'd o& lon+.
B't at / *a% in a %old *last I hea& 1 5
The &attle o, the *ones and %h'% le s &ead ,&o ea& to ea&.
&at %&e t so,tl/ th&o'+h the 3e+etation
#&a++in+ its sli / *ell/ on the *an
While I 0as ,ishin+ in the d'll %anal
!n a 0inte& e3enin+ &o'nd *ehind the +asho'se. 140
'sin+ ' on the in+ / *&othe& s 0&e%
nd on the in+ / ,athe& s death *e,o&e hi .
White *odies na ed on the lo0 da +&o'nd
nd *ones %ast in a little lo0 d&/ +a&&et
Rattled */ the &at s ,oot onl/ /ea& to /ea&. 145
B't at / *a% ,&o ti e to ti e I hea&
The so'nd o, ho&ns and oto&s 0hi%h shall *&in+
S0eene/ to &s. $o&te& in the s &in+.
! the oon shone *&i+ht on &s. $o&te&
nd on he& da'+hte& 200
The/ 0ash thei& ,eet in soda 0ate&
t, 6 ces 7$i8 d’en ants, chantant dans %a c$u $%e-
T0it t0it t0it
D'+ '+ '+ '+ '+ '+
So &'del/ ,o&% d. 205
Te&e'
Un&eal it/
Unde& the *&o0n ,o+ o, a 0inte& noon
& E'+enides the S /&na e&%hant
Unsha3en 0ith a o% et ,'ll o, %'&&ants 210
. i. ,. London? do%' ents at si+ht
s ed e in de oti% "&en%h
To l'n%heon at the annon St&eet Hotel
"ollo0ed */ a 0ee =end at the et&o ole.
t the 3iolet ho'& 0hen the e/es and *a% 215
T'&n ' 0a&d ,&o the des 0hen the h' an en+ine 0aits
Li e a ta-i th&o**in+ 0aitin+
I Ti&esias tho'+h *lind th&o**in+ *et0een t0o li3es
!ld an 0ith 0&in led ,e ale *&easts %an see
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t the 3iolet ho'& the e3enin+ ho'& that st&i3es 220
Ho e0a&d and *&in+s the sailo& ho e ,&o sea
The t/ ist ho e at tea=ti e %lea&s he& *&ea ,ast li+hts
He& sto3e and la/s o't ,ood in tins.
!'t o, the 0indo0 e&ilo'sl/ s &ead
He& d&/in+ %o *inations to'%hed */ the s'n s last &a/s 225
!n the di3an a&e iled (at ni+ht he& *ed)
Sto% in+s sli e&s %a isoles and sta/s.
I Ti&esias old an 0ith 0&in led d'+s
$e&%ei3ed the s%ene and ,o&etold the &est;
I too a0aited the e- e%ted +'est. 230
He the /o'n+ an %a&*'n%'la& a&&i3es
s all ho'se=a+ent s %le& 0ith one *old sta&e
!ne o, the lo0 on 0ho ass'&an%e sits
s a sil hat on a B&ad,o&d illionai&e.
The ti e is no0 &o itio's as he +'esses 235
The eal is ended she is *o&ed and ti&ed
Endea3o'&s to en+a+e he& in %a&esses
Whi%h still a&e 'n&e &o3ed i, 'ndesi&ed.
"l'shed and de%ided he assa'lts at on%e4
E- lo&in+ hands en%o'nte& no de,en%e4 2'0
His 3anit/ &e>'i&es no &es onse
nd a es a 0el%o e o, indi,,e&en%e.
( nd I Ti&esias ha3e ,o&es',,e&ed all
Ena%ted on this sa e di3an o& *ed4
I 0ho ha3e sat */ The*es *elo0 the 0all 2'5
nd 0al ed a on+ the lo0est o, the dead.)
Besto0s one ,inal at&oniGin+ iss
nd +&o es his 0a/ ,indin+ the stai&s 'nlitF
She t'&ns and loo s a o ent in the +lass
Ha&dl/ a0a&e o, he& de a&ted lo3e&4 250
He& *&ain allo0s one hal,=,o& ed tho'+ht to ass?
Well no0 that s done? and I +lad it s o3e&.:
When lo3el/ 0o an stoo s to ,oll/ and
$a%es a*o't he& &oo a+ain alone
She s oothes he& hai& 0ith a'to ati% hand 255
nd 'ts a &e%o&d on the +&a o hone.
This 'si% %&e t */ e ' on the 0ate&s:
nd alon+ the St&and ' 'een i%to&ia St&eet.
! it/ it/ I %an so eti es hea&
Beside a '*li% *a& in Lo0e& Tha es St&eet 2)0
The leasant 0hinin+ o, a andoline
nd a %latte& and a %hatte& ,&o 0ithin
Whe&e ,ish en lo'n+e at noon? 0he&e the 0alls
!, a+n's a&t/& hold
Ine- li%a*le s lendo'& o, Ionian 0hite and +old. 2)5
The &i3e& s0eats
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!il and ta&
The *a&+es d&i,t
With the t'&nin+ tide
Red sails 2*0
Wide
To lee0a&d s0in+ on the hea3/ s a&.
The *a&+es 0ash
#&i,tin+ lo+s
#o0n A&een0i%h &ea%h 2*5
$ast the Isle o, #o+s.
Weialala leia
Wallala leialala
EliGa*eth and Lei%este&
Beatin+ oa&s 2 0
The ste&n 0as ,o& ed
+ilded shell
Red and +old
The *&is s0ell
Ri led *oth sho&es 2 5
So'th=0est 0ind
a&&ied do0n st&ea
The eal o, *ells
White to0e&s
Weialala leia 240
Wallala leialala
T&a s and d'st/ t&ees.
Hi+h*'&/ *o&e e. Ri%h ond and @e0
Undid e. B/ Ri%h ond I &aised / nees
S' ine on the ,loo& o, a na&&o0 %anoe. 245
/ ,eet a&e at oo&+ate and / hea&t
Unde& / ,eet. ,te& the e3ent
He 0e t. He &o ised Ja ne0 sta&t.
I ade no %o ent. What sho'ld I &esent :
!n a&+ate Sands. 300
I %an %onne%t
othin+ 0ith nothin+.
The *&o en ,in+e&=nails o, di&t/ hands.
/ eo le h' *le eo le 0ho e- e%t
othin+.: 305
la la
To a&tha+e then I %a e
B'&nin+ *'&nin+ *'&nin+ *'&nin+
! Lo&d Tho' l'% est e o't
! Lo&d Tho' l'% est 310
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*'&nin+
I . #E TH B7 W TER
$hle*as the $hoeni%ian a ,o&tni+ht dead
"o&+ot the %&/ o, +'lls and the dee seas s0ell
nd the &o,it and loss.
%'&&ent 'nde& sea 315
$i% ed his *ones in 0his e&s. s he &ose and ,ell
He assed the sta+es o, his a+e and /o'th
Ente&in+ the 0hi&l ool.
Aentile o& De0
! /o' 0ho t'&n the 0heel and loo to 0ind0a&d 320
onside& $hle*as 0ho 0as on%e handso e and tall as /o'.
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,te& the to&%h=li+ht &ed on s0eat/ ,a%es
,te& the ,&ost/ silen%e in the +a&dens
,te& the a+on/ in ston/ la%es
The sho'tin+ and the %&/in+ 325
$&ison and la%e and &e3e&*e&ation
!, th'nde& o, s &in+ o3e& distant o'ntains
He 0ho 0as li3in+ is no0 dead
We 0ho 0e&e li3in+ a&e no0 d/in+
With a little atien%e 330
He&e is no 0ate& *'t onl/ &o%
Ro% and no 0ate& and the sand/ &oad
The &oad 0indin+ a*o3e a on+ the o'ntains
Whi%h a&e o'ntains o, &o% 0itho't 0ate&
I, the&e 0e&e 0ate& 0e sho'ld sto and d&in 335
on+st the &o% one %annot sto o& thin
S0eat is d&/ and ,eet a&e in the sand
I, the&e 0e&e onl/ 0ate& a on+st the &o%
#ead o'ntain o'th o, %a&io's teeth that %annot s it
He&e one %an neithe& stand no& lie no& sit 3'0
The&e is not e3en silen%e in the o'ntains
B't d&/ ste&ile th'nde& 0itho't &ain
The&e is not e3en solit'de in the o'ntains
B't &ed s'llen ,a%es snee& and sna&l
"&o doo&s o, 'd=%&a% ed ho'ses I, the&e 0e&e 0ate&
3'5
nd no &o%
I, the&e 0e&e &o%
nd also 0ate&
nd 0ate&
s &in+ 350
ool a on+ the &o%
I, the&e 0e&e the so'nd o, 0ate& onl/
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ot the %i%ada
nd d&/ +&ass sin+in+
B't so'nd o, 0ate& o3e& a &o% 355
Whe&e the he& it=th&'sh sin+s in the ine t&ees
#&i d&o d&i d&o d&o d&o d&o
B't the&e is no 0ate&
Who is the thi&d 0ho 0al s al0a/s *eside /o'
When I %o'nt the&e a&e onl/ /o' and I to+ethe& 3)0
B't 0hen I loo ahead ' the 0hite &oad
The&e is al0a/s anothe& one 0al in+ *eside /o'
Alidin+ 0&a t in a *&o0n antle hooded
I do not no0 0hethe& a an o& a 0o an
;B't 0ho is that on the othe& side o, /o' 3)5
What is that so'nd hi+h in the ai&
'& '& o, ate&nal la entation
Who a&e those hooded ho&des s0a& in+
!3e& endless lains st' *lin+ in %&a% ed ea&th
Rin+ed */ the ,lat ho&iGon onl/ 3*0
What is the %it/ o3e& the o'ntains
&a% s and &e,o& s and *'&sts in the 3iolet ai&
"allin+ to0e&s
De&'sale thens le-and&ia
ienna London 3*5
Un&eal
0o an d&e0 he& lon+ *la% hai& o't ti+ht
nd ,iddled 0his e& 'si% on those st&in+s
nd *ats 0ith *a*/ ,a%es in the 3iolet li+ht
Whistled and *eat thei& 0in+s 3 0
nd %&a0led head do0n0a&d do0n a *la% ened 0all
nd ' side do0n in ai& 0e&e to0e&s
Tollin+ &e inis%ent *ells that e t the ho'&s
nd 3oi%es sin+in+ o't o, e t/ %iste&ns and e-ha'sted 0ells.
In this de%a/ed hole a on+ the o'ntains 3 5
In the ,aint oonli+ht the +&ass is sin+in+
!3e& the t' *led +&a3es a*o't the %ha el
The&e is the e t/ %ha el onl/ the 0ind s ho e.
It has no 0indo0s and the doo& s0in+s
#&/ *ones %an ha& no one. 340
!nl/ a %o% stood on the &oo,=t&ee
o %o &i%o %o %o &i%o
In a ,lash o, li+htnin+. Then a da +'st
B&in+in+ &ain
Aan+a 0as s'n en and the li lea3es 345
Waited ,o& &ain 0hile the *la% %lo'ds
Aathe&ed ,a& distant o3e& Hi a3ant.
The 'n+le %&o'%hed h' ed in silen%e.
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Then s o e the th'nde&
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Datta9 0hat ha3e 0e +i3en
/ ,&iend *lood sha in+ / hea&t
The a0,'l da&in+ o, a o ent s s'&&ende&
Whi%h an a+e o, &'den%e %an ne3e& &et&a%t
B/ this and this onl/ 0e ha3e e-isted '05
Whi%h is not to *e ,o'nd in o'& o*it'a&ies
!& in e o&ies d&a ed */ the *ene,i%ent s ide&
!& 'nde& seals *&o en */ the lean soli%ito&
In o'& e t/ &oo s
# '10
Da+adh7am9 I ha3e hea&d the e/
T'&n in the doo& on%e and t'&n on%e onl/
We thin o, the e/ ea%h in his &ison
Thin in+ o, the e/ ea%h %on,i& s a &ison
!nl/ at ni+ht,all aethe&ial &' o'&s '15
Re3i3e ,o& a o ent a *&o en o&iolan's
#
Dam+ata9 The *oat &es onded
Aail/ to the hand e- e&t 0ith sail and oa&
The sea 0as %al /o'& hea&t 0o'ld ha3e &es onded '20
Aail/ 0hen in3ited *eatin+ o*edient
To %ont&ollin+ hands
I sat ' on the sho&e
"ishin+ 0ith the a&id lain *ehind e
Shall I at least set / lands in o&de& '25
London B&id+e is ,allin+ do0n ,allin+ do0n ,allin+ do0n
:$i s’asc$se ne% $c$ che g%i a ina
;uand$ iam ceu che%id$n ;! s0allo0 s0allo0
Le :rince d’<=uitaine > %a t$ur a/$%ie
These ,&a+ ents I ha3e sho&ed a+ainst / &'ins '30
Wh/ then Ile ,it /o'. Hie&on/ o s ad a+aine.
#atta. #a/adh3a . #a /ata.
?hantih shantih shantih
!TES ot onl/ the title *'t the lan and a +ood deal o, the in%idental s/ *olis o, the oe0e&e s'++ested */ iss Dessie L. Weston s *oo on the A&ail le+end? Fr$m Ritua% t$ R$mance ( a% illan). Indeed so dee l/ a I inde*ted iss Weston s *oo 0illel'%idate the di,,i%'lties o, the oe '%h *ette& than / notes %an do4 and I
&e%o end it (a a&t ,&o the +&eat inte&est o, the *oo itsel,) to an/ 0ho thin s'%hel'%idation o, the oe 0o&th the t&o'*le. To anothe& 0o& o, anth&o olo+/ I a
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inde*ted in +ene&al one 0hi%h has in,l'en%ed o'& +ene&ation &o,o'ndl/4 I ean @heA$%den B$ugh I ha3e 'sed es e%iall/ the t0o 3ol' es <ttis <d$nis 6siris. n/one0ho is a%>'ainted 0ith these 0o& s 0ill i ediatel/ &e%o+nise in the oe %e&tain&e,e&en%es to 3e+etation %e&e onies.
I. THE BURI L !" THE #E #
Line 2K ,. EGe iel II i .
2 . ,. E%%lesiastes MII 3.
1 . . @ristan und "s$%de, I 3e&ses 5–8.
N2. Id. III 3e&se 2N.
N6. I a not ,a ilia& 0ith the e-a%t %onstit'tion o, the Ta&ot a% o, %a&ds ,&o 0hi%h Iha3e o*3io'sl/ de a&ted to s'it / o0n %on3enien%e. The Han+ed an a e *e& o,the t&aditional a% ,its / '& ose in t0o 0a/s? *e%a'se he is asso%iated in / ind0ith the Han+ed Aod o, "&aGe& and *e%a'se I asso%iate hi 0ith the hooded ,i+'&e inthe assa+e o, the dis%i les to E a's in $a&t . The $hoeni%ian Sailo& and thee&%hant a ea& late&4 also the %&o0ds o, eo le : and #eath */ Wate& is e-e%'ted in$a&t I . The an 0ith Th&ee Sta3es (an a'thenti% e *e& o, the Ta&ot a% ) Iasso%iate >'ite a&*it&a&il/ 0ith the "ishe& @in+ hi sel,.
6K. ,. Ba'delai&e?"o'& illante %itO %itO leine de &C3es!P le s e%t&e en lein o'& &a%%&o%he le assant.:
6 . ,. "n ern$, III. 55–5Q?si l'n+a t&atta
di +ente %h io non a3&ei ai %&ed'to%he o&te tanta n a3esse dis,atta.:
6N. ,. "n ern$, I . 25–2Q?'i3i se%ondo %he e& as%olta&enon a3ea ianto a %he di sos i&i%he l a'&a ete&na ,a%e3an t&e a&e.:
68. heno enon 0hi%h I ha3e o,ten noti%ed.
QN. ,. the #i&+e in We*ste& s White De7i%.
Q6. . Ba'delai&e $&e,a%e to F%eurs du !a%.
II. A E !" HESS
QQ. ,. <nt$n+ and C%e$ atra, II. ii . l. 19K.
92. La>'ea&ia. . <eneid , I Q26?de endent l/%hni la>'ea&i*'s a'&eis
in%ensi et no%te ,la is ,'nalia 3in%'nt.
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98. S/l3an s%ene. . ilton :aradise L$st, I . 1NK.
99. . !3id !etam$r h$ses, I $hilo ela.
1KK. ,. $a&t III l. 2KN.
115 . ,. $a&t III l. 195 .
118 . ,. We*ste&? Is the 0ind in that doo& still :
126 . ,. $a&t I l. Q N8.
1 8 . ,. the +a e o, %hess in iddleton s W$men /eware W$men.
III. THE "IRE SER !
1Q6. . S ense& :r$tha%ami$n.
192 . ,. @he @em est, I ii .
196 . ,. #a/ :ar%iament $ Bees9 When o, the s'dden listenin+ /o' shall hea& noise o, ho&ns and h'ntin+ 0hi%h shall *&in+%taeon to #iana in the s &in+Whe&e all shall see he& na ed s inF
19Q. ,. a&3ell @$ His C$+ !istress.
199 . I do not no0 the o&i+in o, the *allad ,&o 0hi%h these lines a&e ta en4 it 0as&e o&ted to e ,&o S/dne/ 'st&alia.
2K2. . e&laine :arsi a%.
21K. The %'&&ants 0e&e >'oted at a &i%e %a&&ia+e and ins'&an%e ,&ee to London:4 andthe Bill o, Ladin+ et%. 0e&e to *e handed to the *'/e& ' on a/ ent o, the si+ht d&a,t.
218 . Ti&esias altho'+h a e&e s e%tato& and not indeed a %ha&a%te& : is /et the osti o&tant e&sona+e in the oe 'nitin+ all the &est. D'st as the one=e/ed e&%hantselle& o, %'&&ants elts into the $hoeni%ian Sailo& and the latte& is not 0holl/ distin%t
,&o "e&dinand $&in%e o, a les so all the 0o en a&e one 0o an and the t0o se-eseet in Ti&esias. What Ti&esias sees, in ,a%t is the s'*stan%e o, the oe . The 0hole assa+e ,&o !3id is o, +&eat anth&o olo+i%al inte&est?
F ' I'none io%os et aio& 3est&a &o,e%to est'a >'ae %ontin+it a&i*'s di-isse J3ol' tas.Illa ne+at4 la%'it >'ae sit sententia do%ti'ae&e&e Ti&esiae? 3en's h'i% e&at 't&a>'e nota.
a d'o a+no&' 3i&idi %oe'ntia sil3ao& o&a se& ent' *a%'li 3iola3e&at i%t'#e>'e 3i&o ,a%t's i&a*ile ,e ina se teE+e&at a't' nos4 o%ta3o &'&s's eosde
idit et Jest 3est&ae si tanta otentia la+ae#i-it J't a'%to&is so&te in %ont&a&ia 'tet
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'n% >'o>'e 3os ,e&ia < e&%'ssis an+'i*'s isde"o& a &io& &ediit +eneti3a>'e 3enit i a+o.&*ite& hi% i+it'& s' t's de lite io%osa#i%ta Io3is ,i& at4 +&a3i's Sat'&nia i'sto
e% &o ate&ia ,e&t'& dol'isse s'i>'e
I'di%is aete&na da na3it l' ina no%tet ate& o ni otens (ne>'e eni li%et in&ita %'i>'a"a%ta dei ,e%isse deo) &o l' ine ade toS%i&e ,'t'&a dedit oena >'e le3a3it hono&e.
221 . This a/ not a ea& as e-a%t as Sa ho s lines *'t I had in ind the lon+sho&e:o& do&/: ,ishe& an 0ho &et'&ns at ni+ht,all.
25 . . Aolds ith the son+ in @he icar $ Wake ie%d.
25Q. . @he @em est, as a*o3e.
26N. The inte&io& o, St. a+n's a&t/& is to / ind one o, the ,inest a on+ W&en sinte&io&s. See@he :r$ $sed Dem$%iti$n $ Eineteen Cit+ Churches9 ($. S. @in+ SonLtd.).
266 . The Son+ o, the (th&ee) Tha es=da'+hte&s *e+ins he&e. "&o line 292 to K6in%l'si3e the/ s ea in t'&n. . A tterdGmmerung, III i? The Rhineda'+hte&s.
2Q9. . "&o'de %i a/eth, ol. I %h. i3 lette& o, #e 'ad&a to $hili o, S ain?In the a,te&noon 0e 0e&e in a *a&+e 0at%hin+ the +a es on the &i3e&.(The >'een) 0as alone 0ith Lo&d Ro*e&t and /sel, on the oo 0hen
the/ *e+an to tal nonsense and 0ent so ,a& that Lo&d Ro*e&t at last saidas I 0as on the s ot the&e 0as no &eason 0h/ the/ sho'ld not *e a&&iedi, the >'een leased.:
29 . ,. :urgat$ri$, . 1 ?Ri%o&diti di e %he son la $ia4Siena i ,e dis,e%e i a&e a.:
KQ. . St. '+'stine s C$n essi$ns9 to a&tha+e then I %a e 0he&e a %a'ld&on o,'nhol/ lo3es san+ all a*o't ine ea&s.:
K8 . The %o lete te-t o, the B'ddha s "i&e Se& on (0hi%h %o&&es onds in i o&tan%eto the Se& on on the o'nt) ,&o 0hi%h these 0o&ds a&e ta en 0ill *e ,o'nd t&anslatedin the late Hen&/ la& e Wa&&en s Buddhism in @rans%ati$n (Ha&3a&d !&iental Se&ies).&. Wa&&en 0as one o, the +&eat ionee&s o, B'ddhist st'dies in the o%%ident.
K9 . "&o St. '+'stine s C$n essi$ns a+ain. The %ollo%ation o, these t0o&e &esentati3es o, easte&n and 0este&n as%eti%is as the %'l ination o, this a&t o, the
oe is not an a%%ident.
. WH T THE THU #ER S I#
In the ,i&st a&t o, $a&t th&ee the es a&e e lo/ed? the o'&ne/ to E a's thea &oa%h to the ha el $e&ilo's (see iss Weston s *oo ) and the &esent de%a/ o,easte&n E'&o e.
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5Q . This is @urdus a$na%aschkae a%%asii, the he& it=th&'sh 0hi%h I ha3e hea&d in'e*e% o'nt/. ha an sa/s ( Hand/$$k $ Birds in astern E$rth <merica) it isost at ho e in se%l'ded 0oodland and thi% et/ &et&eats.F Its notes a&e not &e a& a*le,o& 3a&iet/ o& 3ol' e *'t in '&it/ and s0eetness o, tone and e->'isite od'lation the/a&e 'ne>'aled.: Its 0ate&=d&i in+ son+: is 'stl/ %ele*&ated.
6K . The ,ollo0in+ lines 0e&e sti 'lated */ the a%%o'nt o, one o, the nta&%ti%e- editions (I ,o&+et 0hi%h *'t I thin one o, Sha% leton s)? it 0as &elated that the
a&t/ o, e- lo&e&s at the e-t&e it/ o, thei& st&en+th had the %onstant del'sion that the&e0as $ne m$re mem/er than %o'ld a%t'all/ *e %o'nted.
66 –Q6. ,. He& ann Hesse B%ick ins Cha$s9 S%hon ist hal* E'&o a s%hon istG' indest de& hal*e !sten E'&o as a', de We+e G' haos , h&t *et&'n en iheili+e Wahn a *+&'nd entlan+ 'nd sin+t daG' sin+t *et&'n en 'nd h/ nis%h 0ie# it&i @a&a aso,, san+. Ue*e& diese Liede& la%ht de& B &+e& *eleidi+t de& Heili+e 'ndSehe& h &t sie it T& nen.:
NK1. #atta da/adh3a da /ata: (Ai3e s/ athise %ont&ol). The ,a*le o, theeanin+ o, the Th'nde& is ,o'nd in the Brihadaran+aka anishad, 5 1. t&anslationis ,o'nd in #e'ssen s ?ech ig anishads des eda, . N89.
NKQ. ,. We*ste& @he White De7i%, 3i?Fthe/ ll &e a&&/
E&e the 0o& ie&%e /o'& 0indin+=sheet e&e the s ide&a e a thin %'&tain ,o& /o'& e ita hs.:
N11. ,. "n ern$, MMMIII N6?
ed io sentii %hia3a& l 's%io di sottoall o&&i*ile to&&e.:lso ". H. B&adle/ < earance and Rea%it+, . N6.
/ e-te&nal sensations a&e no less &i3ate to /sel, than a&e /tho'+hts o& / ,eelin+s. In eithe& %ase / e- e&ien%e ,alls 0ithin /o0n %i&%le a %i&%le %losed on the o'tside4 and 0ith all its ele ents ali ee3e&/ s he&e is o a>'e to the othe&s 0hi%h s'&&o'nd it.F In *&ie,&e+a&ded as an e-isten%e 0hi%h a ea&s in a so'l the 0hole 0o&ld ,o&ea%h is e%'lia& and &i3ate to that so'l.:
N2N. . Weston Fr$m Ritua% t$ R$mance %ha te& on the "ishe& @in+.
N2Q. . :urgat$ri$, MM I 1N8.J &a 3os &e% e& a>'ella 3alo&J>'e 3os +'ida al so de l es%alinaJso3e+na 3os a te s de a dolo&.$oi s as%ose nel ,o%o %he +li a,,ina.:
N28. . :er7igi%ium eneris. ,. $hilo ela in $a&ts II and III.
N29. . Ae&a&d de e&3al Sonnet % Desdichad$.
N 1 . . @/d s ? anish @raged+.
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N . Shantih. Re eated as he&e a ,o& al endin+ to an U anishad. The $ea%e 0hi%h asseth 'nde&standin+: is a ,ee*le t&anslation o, the %ontent o, this 0o&d.