Who said “No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do…”?

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T. S. Eliot. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915)

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“No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince.”
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Eliot, T. S. (n.d.). No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/923-no-i-am-not-prince-hamlet-nor-was/

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Eliot, T. S. “No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/923-no-i-am-not-prince-hamlet-nor-was/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Eliot, T. S. “No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/923-no-i-am-not-prince-hamlet-nor-was/.