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Ttis obs.nadoo shows $tt Eliot h6 ti€d to pl.sr a bylond rime or p€ens in $et<br />
osn r)?ical suroundincs.'l his msteny d(ill <strong>of</strong> Elior h6 bcen a gt.rt n@s ot succe$<br />
b ehide thc impe&nll tone in hb p@try thoushoul lhcs. fmgme ed pcms.<br />
Th. msin spoce <strong>of</strong>Bud Nonon is. noqcver, th. "still point oathe luming wotld .<br />
IDaain ry or mt *ho sB? Fot is $d d€ep b.lo\'. .l d. bonom <strong>of</strong>de pocm.<br />
sillnes and E$lc$nes @erhr, The poet has describ.d here hh pas! hh life<br />
philmphy. his rhi.vendls, his wishes lnd dieppointo.nt 4 d)nmac viw or lir.<br />
hls been o..tion.d in petic stlle, A numb€r ol univeMl @ntasting idqs hrvc becn<br />
pul togelhr in fa istic ol<strong>it</strong>hdiols@m{6. virnu, speokins <strong>of</strong>such opFsnc 6cG<br />
says,'Ihcyscdly80hr.dinhmd.N<strong>it</strong>hEliotinenl'waiching :<br />
''words mo!e, music 6o!rt<br />
onl) inrimqburrhar*hich is onb Iivine<br />
A t.n{,ency or dd&hnent ad alo<strong>of</strong>ts, en@np!$es certain s*lions in rh. Fou.<br />
Qulnets": in 'Edr cok r" wlca Eliol purs th. mtuphor oa Chnn, fi. *ounded<br />
su!3roh, in i'The Dry Salva8s , wheE he ncls ousury, in.Linb ciddins', wh.rc h.<br />
rmslonr c.md diye.bonbeE into rh. P€ casrat dddr <strong>of</strong> rh. ltoty Spnn.<br />
aotum 0995) conrims rhisrav. orderach'nenr in rhe quanetsdd srys lhal rhh tacr<br />
<strong>of</strong> involvemc s.r.s <strong>of</strong>ras a lin.l poinr in tilior's desnc b ud nis knorledg. and<br />
exp€risce into masphodel srmbots. Th. d&cloDne <strong>of</strong> lh. pertomee oa n<br />
anh! Eliot kole wh.n hc ws youngg. is.a conrinual exinstion orper$naliry. ro<br />
bin lhe pd is nor qp.ri€n ing his cxp.rie.*s hcm: hd is onb {.ndine $tr<br />
oonscously ourside experience in order rd rarch him$l exp{riehce ln rhe -tiour<br />
Qqn ts rhc slf- conscious pcr shds oulside his rmponl .xp.ien*s in ordcr ro<br />
find ih theh a ndaphor ror the lempoml rbcs he hs nor expcdlned, lhe<br />
nro&mfltl *pdicn€ in 'Ih. four Quders. - thd qp€riene ro which all orhd<br />
d[sto€ e€ ord.red s helaphNEliol alsays dsribe in rhe condirionat or rhe<br />
subjunctive or tne a!tue ' (Bottum: t995).<br />
All mflner <strong>of</strong>rhin8s shlllb. wcll<br />
Wh.n t 'e ro3Es oa nme G in-fold€d<br />
lnlo lhe clowned knor oa fire
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