Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MIGNONETTE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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MIGNONETTE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Give me the earth, and I might heap
Last Line: Betrays the daintier hand of god.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Mignonettes


Give me the earth, and I might heap
A mountain from the plain;
Give me the waters of the deep,
I might their strength restrain;
But here a secret of the sod
Betrays the daintier hand of God.





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