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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RIVER (1), by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: How far soe'er thy restless waters roll
Last Line: E'en now its destiny.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Rivers
First Line: How far soe'er thy restless waters roll
Last Line: E'en now its destiny.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Rivers
How far soe'er thy restless waters roll,
Thou hast attained the sea.
So haply, now the current of the soul
Hath touched eternity.
For backward to the fountain-head there flows
A breath of tides to be --
Of life beyond, wherein the present knows
E'en now its destiny.
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