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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SLEEPLESSNESS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Sleep quiets all but me
Last Line: The draught wherewith all thirst is satisfied.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Insomnia; Sleeplessness
First Line: Sleep quiets all but me
Last Line: The draught wherewith all thirst is satisfied.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Insomnia; Sleeplessness
Sleep quiets all but me,
A desert isle unsolaced by the sea --
A Tantalus denied
The draught wherewith all thirst is satisfied.
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