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[Poems by Tabb in] Father Tabb

His Life and Work

Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)

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“SOMEWHERE”

AT LANIER'S GRAVE

HIS MISSION

[His Peck-ability to show]

TO EDGAR ALLAN POE

THE UNITED STATES TO THE PHILIPINOS

TO A VIRGINIAN AT THE HOT SPRINGS

A TRYSTING PLACE

A CHRISTMAS CHIME

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HIS MISSION

'Twas not for gain of glittering gold he trod
Alaska's frozen loin;

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Nay, but the superscription of their God
On colder hearts to coin!