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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE IMAGE-MAKER, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou shalt no graven image make'
Last Line: Didst thou thyself consent to die.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Jesus Christ
First Line: Thou shalt no graven image make'
Last Line: Didst thou thyself consent to die.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Jesus Christ
"Thou shalt no graven image make;"
And yet, O sculptor, for the sake
Of such an effigy as I --
The superscription like the face
Disfigured now, and hard to trace --
Didst thou thyself consent to die.
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