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Ash-Wednesday

T. S. Eliot · 1930

Ash-Wednesday, published in 1930, is a long poem by T. S. Eliot in six sections. Written in the voice of a speaker who has given up hoping and striving, it explores renunciation, prayer, and the search for spiritual renewal through religious imagery.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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