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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BENIGHTED, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Her mistress would not have her stay
Last Line: My hagar's, sands beside the sea.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Hagar
First Line: Her mistress would not have her stay
Last Line: My hagar's, sands beside the sea.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Hagar
Her mistress would not have her stay;
And so the fair hand-maiden, Day --
My Hagar -- banished from my sight,
Has left me to her rival, Night.
But still she lingers in the glow
Of life above us and below:
The stars my Sarah's progeny;
My Hagar's, sands beside the sea.
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