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Burnt Nortonappears in Burnt Norton

This location was a country house belonging to the son of the Earl of Harrowby.

Rose Gardenappears in Burnt Norton

This is a beautiful location through which the poem's narrator meditates upon time, particularly the past and the possibilities it once had.

Timeappears in Burnt Norton

This object is a frequent subject of meditation in The Four Quartets; only through itself can it be conquered.

Gloomy Hillsappears in Burnt Norton

These objects are to be found in London, Hampstead, Clerkenwell, Campden, Putney, Highgate, Primrose and Ludgate.

Bellappears in Burnt Norton

This object, along with time, buries the day.

Lightappears in Burnt Norton

This object is to be found at the "still turning point of the world."

Wordsappears in Burnt Norton

Only by form and pattern can these objects reach into the stillness.

Voices of Temptationappears in Burnt Norton

These objects attack the Word...

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