John B. Tabb

John Banister Tabb (22 March 1845 – 19 November 1909) was an American poet, Catholic priest, and professor of English, chiefly remembered today as educator of Jack London's friend, Californian poet George Sterling. Quotes He entered; but the mask he wore Concealed his face from me. Still, something I had seen before He brought to memory. "Who art thou? What thy rank, thy name?" I questioned, with surprise; "Thyself" the laughing answer came, "As seen of others' eyes." "The Stranger", in Poems (1894) Why should I stay? Nor seed nor fruit have I,But, sprung at once to beauty’s perfect round,Nor loss nor gain nor change in me is found,—A life-complete in death-complete to die. The Bubble, as quoted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links John Bannister Tabb in oldpoetry.com Examples of John Banister Tabb's poetic verse forms Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:People from Virginia Category:1909 deaths Category:Clergy from the United States