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[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb
a study of his life and works with uncollected and unpublished poems
Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)
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[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb
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THE TOUCH-ME-NOT
So ticklish is my skin
That if you touch my side
The little seed within
Will laugh, and split me wide.
So, when I see you near
The mirth-provoking spot,
No wonder that I fear,
And bid you touch-me-not.
[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb