Blind man's appeal : who lost his sight by brain fever. Offers this composition for sale as a means of support. All favors thankfully received.

Date:
[1875?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Blind man's appeal : who lost his sight by brain fever. Offers this composition for sale as a means of support. All favors thankfully received. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    ^&z JL •^TNZZVP^V^ H 7 f \ Y •^ I n 2 rA r ^ Bj^jtXj^f^-^^-y BLIND MAN'S APPEA WHO LOST HIS SIGHT BY BRAIN FEVER, Offers this composition for sale as a Means of support ALL FAVORS THANKFl/LLY RECEIVED. - ♦-•-•—o—•-•-•— You see the glorious sun ■ Making all nature bright— Ye see the silver moon and stars Gilding the archTof night. You see the trees and flowers Spread joy along your way—- You see the faces of your friends Smile on you every day. To rue there is no sun— No green and flowery lawn— My life-long darkness knows no day, My midnight knows no dawn. I only hear the sound Of footsteps drawing near, But cannot see the forms of those Whose voices are so dear. My wants come on me very fast, Increasing every day, Nor can I ever dare ^o hope To drive these wants awav. 0 pity then my lot— Relieve me if you can ; And God will recompense yous love Shown to a poor blind man. The first we know or learn Of God's creative power, Was when he said, l'het there be light, And light appeared that hour. But God's first gift to man •Tome has been denied, And in mv blindness I can not My daily bread provide. 0, then remember me, 0 pity, and be kind To one who is in sadness made To pass through this world blind. True, I may hope to share With you a world of bliss Yet 'tis your privilege to make My lot less $ad in this. 4\ fc. r I ..rP ,.fca3L ,c^o *■ '^^^CfTiCJ ?. m ^Ot_ sZZ. /*#•■- „,-• -■**._' ^W vr* ^^S-^