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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROBIN REDBREAST, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: When christ was taken from the rood
Last Line: Where, lo, it reddened all his breast!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Jesus Christ - Legends; Robins
First Line: When christ was taken from the rood
Last Line: Where, lo, it reddened all his breast!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Jesus Christ - Legends; Robins
When Christ was taken from the rood,
One thorn upon the ground,
Still moistened with the Precious Blood,
An early robin found,
And wove it crosswise in his nest,
Where, lo, it reddened all his breast!
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