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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG OF EXPECTANCY, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Time will tell us: only wait
Last Line: Ripens day by day.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Time
First Line: Time will tell us: only wait
Last Line: Ripens day by day.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Time
Time will tell us: only wait;
He alone the secret knows,
He alone the Delphic gate
Shuts or open throws.
Time will tell us: kind is he;
Sorrow wins not by delay,
But the wine of joy to be
Ripens day by day.
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