When a lovely flame dies,
Smoke gets in your eyes.

Otto Harbach

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

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Topic

Failed relationships Lost love

Author

Otto Harbach

Source

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Medium

Song

Genre

Great American songbook

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Songwriter

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Harbach, Otto. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." Roberta. Composed by Jerome Kern. 1933, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, NY, USA.

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And the wind shall say:
"Here were decent godless people:
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls."

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Disenchanted world Modern life
Speaker
Second Male Voice

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Rock
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Rock. 1934, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 1.