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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a study of his life and works with uncollected and unpublished poems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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“NICK'S RATIFICATION
THE DOCTOR'S ADVICE
FOR A YOUNGSTER
REPLY
EXPLANATION
WHY THE JOURNEY IS MADE
KEEP YOUR RYE OPEN
IN HELL
IN PURGATORY
IN HEAVEN
ON EARTH
DOING WELL
“VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE”
A SECOND-TERM SCENTED
A TABB-LOW
APPENDIX I. UNCOLLECTED POEMS
APPENDIX II. UNPUBLISHED POEMS OF THE BROWNE-TABB ALBUM
APPENDIX III. UNPUBLISHED POEMS OF THE CONNOR MANUSCRIPT
APPENDIX IV. UNPUBLISHED POEMS FROM THE DONAHOE CLASS-BOOK
CHRIST'S LITTLE SISTER
THE BELLMAN
THE OUTCAST
A VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ON THE EVE OF THE EPIPHANY
ADIEU
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[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb
HEREDITY
The children of the night,
The star, the glowworm bright,
The dewdrop clear,
In livery of light
Undimmed appear.
The children of the Day,
The cleaving shadows gray,
Wan vigils keep,
Twice on their twilight way
His doom to weep.
[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb