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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONSET, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Lo, where the routed shadows pass
Last Line: Before the host of day.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Dawn; Sunrise
First Line: Lo, where the routed shadows pass
Last Line: Before the host of day.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Dawn; Sunrise
Lo, where the routed shadows pass,
Upon each lifted blade of grass
The tokens of a fray --
Pale life-drops from the heart of night,
Mute witnesses of sudden flight
Before the host of day.
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