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Lyrics by John B Tabb
Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)
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QUATRAINS.
WOMAN.
OPPORTUNITY.
LIFE.
DEATH.
RELEASE.
LIGHT.
IN DARKNESS.
SILENCE.
FANCY.
FAME.
TIME'S LEGACY.
A CRISIS.
THE CYNOSURE.
RESISTANCE.
THE BILLOWS.
THE VOYAGER.
ADRIFT.
DEEP UNTO DEEP.
VESTIGES.
THE MID-DAY MOON.
TO AN EVENING SHADE.
HEROES.
LANIER'S FLUTE.
POE-CHOPIN.
TO AN EXILE.
TO A DYING BABE.
MY SECRET.
IN ABSENCE.
A REMONSTRANCE.
NEW AND OLD.
THE FIG-TREE.
THE BEE AND THE BLOSSOMS.
BONE-CASTANETS.
SONNETS.
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Lyrics by John B Tabb
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THE FIG-TREE.
First
go-between in fallen man's defence,
To shield, or share his blame.
Christ-like, to lend the robe of innocence
Wherewith to hide his shame.
Lyrics by John B Tabb
