Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REPLY TO AN INVITATION, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: St. Peter is the cornerstone Last Line: In such a mackination. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Churches; Cathedrals | ||||||||
St. Peter is the cornerstone; And if you build on Paul, I greatly fear Ere many a year Your church is doomed to fall. So, pray excuse, if I refuse To heed your invitation, And have no heart To take a part In such a Mackination. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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