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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LUTE-PLAYER, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: He touched the strings; and lo, the strain
Last Line: And wakened it to light and sound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Lutes
First Line: He touched the strings; and lo, the strain
Last Line: And wakened it to light and sound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Lutes
He touched the strings; and lo, the strain,
As waters dimple to the rain,
Spontaneous rose and fell again.
In swaddling clothes of silence bound,
His genius a soul had found,
And wakened it to light and sound.
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