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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY BIRTH-CHAMBER, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: When first I wakened from the night
Last Line: With memories apart from me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birth; Child Birth; Midwifery
First Line: When first I wakened from the night
Last Line: With memories apart from me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Birth; Child Birth; Midwifery
When first I wakened from the night,
Within that lonely room,
Methought in exile lived the Light
That left me in the gloom --
Its destiny henceforth to be
With memories apart from me.
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