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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE SPHINX, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah, not alone in egypt's desert land
Last Line: Hath seared the human heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Egypt; Sphinx
First Line: Ah, not alone in egypt's desert land
Last Line: Hath seared the human heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Egypt; Sphinx
AH, not alone in Egypt's desert land
Thy dwelling-place apart!
But wheresoe'er the scorching passion-sand
Hath seared the human heart.
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