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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AUGURY, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Before the dawn, 'tis light
Last Line: What now the present knows.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Future
First Line: Before the dawn, 'tis light
Last Line: What now the present knows.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Future
Before the dawn, 'tis light,
If hope the vigil keep;
Before the noontide, night,
If Woe, despairing, weep:
The Future 'tis that shows
What now the present knows.
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