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[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb

a study of his life and works with uncollected and unpublished poems

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“OMNIPOTENCE IN BONDS”

Thou that couldst ne'er be bound
Canst nevermore be free:
So close about Thee wound
Is our humanity.
As well desert Thy Father's throne
As Mary's Motherhood disown.