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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO AN EVENING SHADE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: O pilgrim, ever yearning for the east
Last Line: "the morning's sacrifice."
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime
First Line: O pilgrim, ever yearning for the east
Last Line: "the morning's sacrifice."
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime
O pilgrim, ever yearning for the east,
What fate before thee lies?
"The spouse of Night, and, from the wedding feast,
The Morning's sacrifice."
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