protagonist of poem called 'the love-song of j. alfred prufrock', published in 1919 in a bundle called 'Prufrock and Other Observations'. this poem was written by american-born poet and novelist t.s. eliot (1888-1965).the first part of this poem is:

[...] LET us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherised upon a table;
Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,
The muttering retreats
Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels
And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:
Streets that follow like a tedious argument
Of insidious intent
To lead you to an overwhelming question...
Oh, do not ask, "What is it?"
Let us go and make our visit.
In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo. [...]

you can read the poem online: click here.