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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAVID AND GOLIATH, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: One word of well-directed wit
Last Line: Where many a nobler weapon failed.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): David (d. 962 B.c.); Goliath
First Line: One word of well-directed wit
Last Line: Where many a nobler weapon failed.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): David (d. 962 B.c.); Goliath
One word of well-directed wit,
A pebble-jest, has often hit
A boastful evil and prevailed
Where many a nobler weapon failed.
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