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Poems by John B. Tabb
Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)
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QUATRAINS.
“FOR THE RAIN IT RAINETH EVERY DAY.”
THE MAST.
A STONE'S THROW.
LOVE'S AUTOGRAPH.
RENEWAL.
PREJUDICE.
THE BUBBLE.
O'ERSPENT.
IMAGINATION.
RUIN.
BECALMED.
TO THE SPHINX.
DISCREPANCY.
POETRY.
SAP.
SLEEP.
THE PYRAMIDS.
FORMATION.
THE PROMONTORY.
STARS.
WHISPER.
THE SUN.
THE SUNBEAM.
ALTER EGO.
REFLECTION.
ESTRANGEMENT.
BEETHOVEN AND ANGELO.
THE SHADOW.
SONNETS.
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Poems by John B. Tabb
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COMPENSATION.
How
many an acorn falls to die
For one that makes a tree!
How many a heart must pass me by
For one that cleaves to me!
How many a suppliant wave of sound
Must still unheeded roll,
For one low utterance that found
An echo in my soul!
Poems by John B. Tabb