Living in St. ... In 1938, Vivienne was committed to Northumberland House, a mental hospital of London. During the Blitz, Eliot served as an air-raid warden, but spent many weekends at friend's houses in Guilford. ... The Hippopotamus is filled with many references to scripture. 1 The broad-backed hippopotamus 2 Rests on his belly in the mud; 3 Although he seems so firm to us 4 He is merely flesh and blood. 5 Flesh-and-blood is weak and frail, 6 Susceptible to nervous shock; 7 While the True Church can never fail 8 For it is based upon a rock. 9 The hippo's feebl...

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• Grade Level: High School