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The Blind Boy

Recitation Skills

O say, what is that thing called light,

Which I can ne’er enjoy?

What is the blessing of the sight ?

O tell your poor blind boy!

You talk of wondrous things you see,

You say the sun shines bright;

I feel him warm, but how can he

Then make it day or night?

My day or night myself I make

Whene’er I sleep or play;

And could I ever keep awake

With me ’twere always day.

With heavy sighs I often hear

You mourn my hapless woe;
But sure with patience I may bear

A loss I ne’er know

Then let not what I cannot have

My cheer of mind destroy;

Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,
Describe the emotions of the
Although a poor blind boy. blind boy in the poem.

– Colley Cibber.

Word Power

sight: ability to see hapless: helpless, unfortunate

mourn: feeling sad sighs: take a deep breath

wondrous: wonderful woe: sadness, sorrow
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