Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SUNSET, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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A SUNSET, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: What means it, lord? No, daniel
Last Line: The majesty of day?
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight


What means it, Lord? No Daniel
In Nature's banquet-hall
Appears, thy messenger, to spell
The writing on the wall.

Is it the Babylonian doom, --
A kingdom passed away --
A midnight monarch to assume
The majesty of Day?





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