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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONSIDER THE LILIES, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis not the radiant star above
Last Line: Than e'er was wedded unto sound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Silence
First Line: Tis not the radiant star above
Last Line: Than e'er was wedded unto sound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Silence
'Tis not the radiant star above
That breathes for me the lore of love
As doth the dewy censer sweet
That heaven enkindles at my feet.
Yea, more for me of tenderness
Is uttered in the mute caress
Upon these moistened petals found
Than e'er was wedded unto sound.
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