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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIS MISSION, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Twas not for gain of glittering gold he trod
Last Line: On colder hearts to coin!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Alaska; Missions & Missionaries
First Line: Twas not for gain of glittering gold he trod
Last Line: On colder hearts to coin!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Alaska; Missions & Missionaries
'Twas not for gain of glittering gold he trod
Alaska's frozen loin;
Nay, but the superscription of their God
On colder hearts to coin!
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