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Quotation from Journey of the Magi by T. S. Eliot
“And three trees on the low sky, And an old white horse galloped away in the meadow. Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel, Six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver, And feet kicking the empty wine-skins,”
Journey of the Magi, Lines 24-28 (Ariel Poems no. 8, 1927)
In the dawn valley the travelers pass images that foreshadow the Crucifixion without recognizing them.
Citation: "And three trees on the low sky, And an old white horse galloped away in the meadow. Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel, Six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver, And feet kicking the empty wine-skins," — T. S. Eliot, Journey of the Magi, Lines 24-28 (Ariel Poems no. 8, 1927). (id journey-of-the-magi-q3)
Portrait: T S Eliot 1927 The Journey of the Magi No 8 Ariel Poems Faber, Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954), Public domain.
