“ This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but with a whimper. ”
T. S. Eliot, The Hollow Men (1925). copy citation
| Author | T. S. Eliot |
|---|---|
| Source | The Hollow Men |
| Topic | end apocalypse whimper |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://msu.edu/~jungahre/transmedia/the-hollow-men.html |
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“And the spasm Between the potency And the existence Between the essence And the descent Falls the Shadow For Thine is the Kingdom For Thine is Life is For Thine is the This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but with a whimper.”
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