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AT BETHLEHEM: 3. TO HIS MOTHER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: He brought a lily white
Last Line: Became as white as snow.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Mothers


HE brought a Lily white,
That bowed its fragrant head
And blushed a rosy red
Before her fairer light.

He brought a Rose; and, lo,
The crimson blossom saw
Her beauty, and in awe
Became as white as snow.






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