T. S. Eliot

I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought is brought within the grasp of feel

I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought is brought within the grasp of feeling, or that in which what is ordinarily only felt is transformed into thought without ceasing to be feeling.

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T. S. Eliot
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good.

It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good.

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T. S. Eliot
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

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T. S. Eliot
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

We shall never cease from exploration<br> And the end of all our exploring<br> Will be to arrive where we started<br> And know t

We shall never cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.

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T. S. Eliot
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?<br> Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

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T. S. Eliot, The Rock
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for

We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

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T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for t

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

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T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding, from Four Quartets
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

We shall not cease from our exploration<br> And at the end of all our exploring<br> Will be to arrive where we started<br> And k

We shall not cease from our exploration
And at the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time

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T. S. Eliot
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

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T. S. Eliot, Quoted in the May, 24 edition of "The Montreal Gazette"
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

It is impossible to say just what I mean!

It is impossible to say just what I mean!

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T. S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, line 105
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British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965)

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