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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN SOLITUDE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Like as a brook that all night long
Last Line: The lullaby to hear.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets; Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: Like as a brook that all night long
Last Line: The lullaby to hear.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets; Solitude; Loneliness
Like as a brook that all night long
Sings, as at noon, a bubble-song
To sleep's unheeding ear,
The poet to himself must sing
When none but God is listening
The lullaby to hear.
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