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Later poems by John B. Tabb
Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)
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Later poems by John B. Tabb
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THE LUTE-PLAYER
He
touched the strings; & lo, the strain—
As waters dimple to the rain—
Spontaneous rose and fell again.
In swaddling clothes or silence bound,
His genius a soul had found,
And wakened it to light and sound.
Later poems by John B. Tabb