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Tabb Centenary Year XV Five quatrains by Rev. John B. Tabb. Stars
Behold, upon the field of night, 1894 (p. 334, Quatrains: Day and Night) The Dawn Star
Feed me, O morning, till the ray 1910 (p. 335, Quatrains: Day and Night) The Postulant
In ashes from the wasted fires of noon, December 1893 (p. 332, Quatrains: Day and Night) Twilight
Like Ruth, she follows where the reaper Day January 1889 (p. 336, Quatrains: Day and Night) Light
We know thee not, save that when thou art gone, 1897 (p. 332, Quatrains: Day and Night) [“The Dawn Star”: the planet Venus, often called the Morning Star or Dawn Star during the periods when it is brightest just before sunrise. “The Postulant”: a postulant is a candidate for membership in a religious order. “Twilight”: this poem personifies the evening twilight according to the Old Testament story of Ruth gleaning the fields, Ruth 2:1-9; the stars of night are “her golden grain”.] Lane Core Jr. CIW P Sun. 03/15/09 01:25:31 PM |
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