T.S. Eliot (1888–1965). Prufrock and Other Observations. 1920.
5. Morning at the Window
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And along the trampled edges of the street
I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids
Sprouting despondently at area gates.
Twisted faces from the bottom of the street,
And tear from a passer-by with muddy skirts
An aimless smile that hovers in the air
And vanishes along the level of the roofs.