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Tabb Centenary Year XLII Five lyrics by Rev. John B. Tabb. The Seed
Bearing a life unseen, March 1895 (p. 95, Nature: Miscellaneous) Resignation
Behold, in summer’s parching thirst, 1897 (p. 98, Nature: Miscellaneous) Wood-Grain
This is the way that the sap-river ran July 1901 (p. 28, Nature: Trees) The Acorn
I am the heir—the Acorn small, May 1906 (p. 30, Nature: Day and Night) Soil-Song
I give what ne’er was mine— September 1898 (p. 104, Nature: Miscellaneous) [“The Seed”: Magdalen is St. Mary Magdalen(e); the allusion is to the Gospel story of the sinful woman washing the Lord’s feet with her hair, Luke 7:36-50: traditionally, the woman has often been identified as the Saint, though the identification is not much more than conjecture. “Resignation”: in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a son of Zeus: “Tantalus's punishment, now proverbial for temptation without satisfaction (the source of the English word tantalise - US tantalize), was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches. Whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches raised his intended meal from his grasp. Whenever he bent down to get a drink, the water receded before he could get any.” “The Acorn”: a remarkable poem for having all eight lines rhyming. ] Lane Core Jr. CIW P Sun. 07/26/09 12:15:03 PM |
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