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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FRENCH OF VICTOR HUGO: FOR A BLIND BEGGAR, by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910)
First Line: Like homer's self, or belisarius blind
Last Line: He cannot see; god watches in his stead.
Subject(s): Begging & Beggars; Blindness; Visually Handicapped
First Line: Like homer's self, or belisarius blind
Last Line: He cannot see; god watches in his stead.
Subject(s): Begging & Beggars; Blindness; Visually Handicapped
Like Homer's self, or Belisarius blind,
By one slight girl, his guardian angel, led—
The alms bestowed by strangers who are kind
He cannot see; God watches in his stead.
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