"What the Thunder Said" Annotations
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In this decayed hole among the mountains | In this decayed hole among the mountains | ||
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It has no windows, and the door swings, 390 | It has no windows, and the door swings, 390 | ||
Dry bones can harm no one. | Dry bones can harm no one. | ||
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Only a cock stood on the rooftree | Only a cock stood on the rooftree | ||
Co co rico co co rico | Co co rico co co rico | ||
In a flash of lightning. Then a damp gust | In a flash of lightning. Then a damp gust | ||
Bringing rain | Bringing rain | ||
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| + | "Eliot's note at the beginningof part V states that 'the approach to the Chapel Perilous' is one of 'three themes' employed in this part's opening section (322-394), and he tells the reader to 'see Miss Weston's book.' Weston's [[''From Ritual to Romance'']] devotes a chapter (chapter 13, 175-188)to 'The Perilous Chapel,' a motif which she summarizes in her opening paragraph" (Rainey 119). | ||
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