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AN ALIEN by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: I SAW IN HEAVEN, THE HOVERING WINGS BENEATH
Last Line: "THE FRIEND OF ALL WHO PASSED YON PORTAL -- DEATH."
Subject(s): DEATH; DEAD, THE;
I saw in heaven, the hovering wings beneath,
A Shade unbanished by the Light above:
What is thy name? "The messenger of Love --
The friend of all who passed yon portal -- Death."



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