A POET'S NOTEBOOK

A POET'S NOTEBOOK

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A POET'S NOTEBOOK
A POET'S NOTEBOOK
T.S. Eliot : "Fragment of an Agon"

T.S. Eliot : "Fragment of an Agon"

Excerpted here, and first published in 1927 under the title "Wanna Go Home Baby?"

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A POET'S NOTEBOOK
A POET'S NOTEBOOK
T.S. Eliot : "Fragment of an Agon"
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Sweeney: Life is death.
I knew a man once did a girl in—

Doris: Oh Mr. Sweeney, please dont talk,
I cut the cards before you came
And I drew the coffin

Swarts: ..................…….. You drew the coffin?

Doris: I drew the COFFIN very last card.
I dont care for such conversation
A woman runs a terrible risk.

Snow: Let Mr. Sweeney continue his story.
I assure you, …

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