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Poems by John B. Tabb

Tabb, John B. (1845-1909)

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TO A PHOTOGRAPH.

THE WHITE JESSAMINE.

THE LONELY MOUNTAIN.

THE HALF-RING MOON.

IN MY ORANGE-GROVE.

TO THE SUMMER WIND.

TO AN OLD WASSAIL-CUP.

FOUNTAIN-HEADS.

YORICK'S SKULL.

KEATS—SAPPHO.

THE MOCKING-BIRD.

THE HUMMING-BIRD.

TO A WOOD-ROBIN.

THE WATER-LILY.

THE PLAINT OF THE ROSE.

THE VIOLET SPEAKS.

STAR-JESSAMINE.

AT THE YEAR'S END.

THE LIGHT OF BETHLEHEM

EARTH'S TRIBUTE.

THE RECOMPENSE.

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

THE ANNUNCIATION.

THE INCARNATION.

THE ASSUMPTION.

CHRIST TO THE VICTIM-TREE.

ANGELS OF PAIN.

A LENTEN THOUGHT.

“IS THY SERVANT A DOG?

TO THE BABE NIVA.

TO SIDNEY LANIER.

ON THE FORTHCOMING VOLUME OF SIDNEY LANIER'S POEMS.

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“FOR THE RAIN IT RAINETH EVERY DAY.”

A STONE'S THROW.

LOVE'S AUTOGRAPH.

THE PROMONTORY.

BEETHOVEN AND ANGELO.

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THE INDIAN OF SAN SALVADOR.

LOVE'S RETROSPECT.

A WINTER TWILIGHT.

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THE LIGHT OF BETHLEHEM

'Tis Christmas night! the snow,
A flock unnumbered lies:
The old Judean stars aglow,
Keep watch within the skies.

An icy stillness holds
The pulses of the night:
A deeper mystery infolds
The wondering Hosts of Light.

Till, lo, with reverence pale
That dims each diadem,
The lordliest, earthward bending, hail
The Light of Bethlehem!