The Autobiography of the Blind James Wilson, Author of the "Lives of the Useful Blind"
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Excerpt from The Autobiography of the Blind James Wilson, Author of the "Lives of the Useful Blind": With a Preliminary Essay on His Life, Character, and Writings, as Well as on the Present State of the Blind "But kings and peers, or ladies of high birth, Feel not the sting like humbler sons of earth; Blindness to them is but a partial ill, That wounds them deeply, but it does not kill The sweet enjoyments of domestic life, Or fill their loving hearts with care and strife. Want and its sorrows are by them unfelt, Save when for others´ woes they pitying melt, And to the aching heart, oppress´d with grief, Like angels, they administer relief. No kindred hearts from them are turned away; For gold, that glittering bauble, gilds their clay, And with its yellow dross it smooths the road, And makes endurable their dark abode. Not thus the sons of labour are repaid For buried hopes, when from their eyelids fade The glorious beams of God´s eternal light; But all becomes one dark, chaotic night, Whence dismal dreams of cares and want and woe Prove sad realities such as few know, Save those who feel them." From "Blindness," a poem by Edmund White, to be had of the author, 8, St. James´s-place, Prince´s-road, Notting-hill, London. Price 2s. 6d. E White, five years since, at the age of forty, became blind, after ten years´ constant duty as one of the guards on the Great Western Railway. He is the second guard I have become acquainted with on that line who has lost his sight. On White´s dismissal and application for assistance he was given ten pounds, and offered another ten if he would sign an agreement never to apply for more. Feeling he had a claim for long and active service, as well as good character, he declined it. He is self-educated, and contributes to the support of a numerous young family by his pen. - J. B. By the same author, preparing for the press, "The Genius of the Blind," a Poem. Price 2s. 6d. Published by subscription. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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