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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE STROKE OF THE HOUR, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: If I were dead, and yonder chime
Last Line: But an immortal memory.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Memory
First Line: If I were dead, and yonder chime
Last Line: But an immortal memory.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Memory
If I were dead, and yonder chime
Retold the fairy-tale of time,
At distance I perchance might hear,
And half in pity, half in fear,
Perceive the future life to be
But an immortal memory.
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