Silly Sillier Silliest
NOTES
Not only the title but the plan and a good deal of the incidental symbolism of the poem were suggested by Mr. T. S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land. Indeed, so deeply am I indebted, Mr. Eliot’s poem will elucidate the difficulties of my poem much better than my notes can do; and I recommend it (apart from the amusement to be derived from it) because my poem will seem more lucid by contrast.
Following Mr. Eliot’s example, I have availed myself of the work of fellow bards. Credit has not been given in these notes in every case, but will be extended freely on application to our Credit Department.
I
Lines 1–7 Cf. The Waste Land, l.1–7.
II
11. A phenomenon commonly observed.
III
34. Cf. The Waste Land l.26. 36–7. Cf. The Waste Land l.348–9. 45. Cf. The Waste Land l.199–201.