"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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church of England. Because of World War I, this was probably one of the rituals most in use | church of England. Because of World War I, this was probably one of the rituals most in use | ||
| − | during this period, sadly. The title conveys a sense of mourning, or an overall pessimism. | + | during this period, sadly. The title conveys a sense of mourning, or an overall pessimism. |
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| + | Further, the fabric of the service lends threads of man's downfall and lack of generation to "The Waste Land" as a whole. | ||
== Stanza 1 == | == Stanza 1 == | ||
