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==Epigraph==

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The following is the text of the epigraph that appears at the beginning of ''The Waste Land:''

''<nowiki>"Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi
in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: Σιβυλλα
τι θελεις; respondebat illa: αποθανειν θελω."

For Ezra Pound
il miglior fabbro.</nowiki>''


This is, of course, not in English. The three languages used here are Latin, Greek, and Italian. The following is the English translation:


''<nowiki>''I have seen with my own eyes the Sibyl hanging in a jar, and when the boys asked her "What do you want?" She answered,
"I want to die."</nowiki>''

''For Ezra Pound, the better artist.''

If you're feeling really ambitious, you can also try to translate it yourself. I recommend http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe for help with Latin translations.

==Dramatic Reading==

For a dramatic reading of the first part of ''The Waste Land,'' check out this video:
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