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Child verse

Poems Grave & Gay

Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)

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THE TAX-GATHERER

JACK-O'-LANTERN

JACK FROST'S APOLOGY

LIGHT AND SHADOW

THE FIRE-FLY

A BUNCH OF ROSES

THE BABY'S STAR

THE NEW-YEAR BABE

BICYCLES! TRICYCLES!

DOCTOR TUMBLE-BUG

THE TREE-FROG PEDIGREE

THE PARLOUR AND THE FLY

A MOUSE, A CAT, AND AN IRISH BULL

THE SAME WITH A DIFFERENCE

AN INCONVENIENCE

WASHINGTON'S RUSE

A LITTLE CHILD'S PRAYERS

A LILY OF THE FIELD

A PAIR OF TURTLE-DOVES

THE CHILD ON CALVARY

ST. THERESA AND THE CHILD

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THE FIRE-FLY

“Are you flying through the night
Looking where to find me?”
“Nay; I travel with a light
For the folks behind me.”