John Bannister Tabb Poems

Said Frog papa to Frog mamma,
'Where is our little daughter?'
Said Frog mamma to Frog papa,
'She's underneath the water.'
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He cannot as he came depart-
The Wind that woos the Rose;
Her fragrance whispers in his heart
Wherever hence he goes.
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There was a rumpus in the Pack,
Whereof the King and Queen and Jack
Were playing knavish parts.
On Club and Spade was put the blame;
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This is the way to Lullaby Town,
To Lullaby Town, to Lullaby Town-
First go up, and then go down:
This is the way to Lullaby Town.
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Once more upon the western skies
The 'flaming sword' appears,
And Eve again from Paradise
Departs in twilight tears.
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Your notes are few,
But sweet your song
As honey-dew;
And all day long,
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THEY cannot wholly pass away,
How far soe’er above;
Nor we, the lingerers, wholly stay
Apart from those we love:
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The winds from many a cloudy mane
Shake off the sweat of gathering rain
And whicker with delight;
No slope of pasture-lands they need,
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As you're a yellow little fellow,
I hope you do not mean
To come too near; for blending, dear,
Would turn our feathers green.
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He rose, and singing passed from sight:-
A shadow kindling with the sun,
His joy ecstatic flamed, till light
And heavenly song were one.
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