 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 Or 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...  Poetry for children, selected by L. Aikin - Pagina 4door Poetry - 1806Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1783 - 360 pagina’s
...OSay ! what is that thing call'd light, Which I muft ne'er enjoy, What are the bleffings of the fight, O tell your poor blind boy ! You talk of wond'rous things you feef You fay the fun fnines bright ; I feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night. • Written... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pagina’s
...О tell your poor biiad boy ! You talk of wondrous things you fee^ You fay the fun (bines bright ; [ feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night > My day or night myfelf I make, Whene'er I Леер or play ; And could I ever keep awake With me 'twere always day.... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pagina’s
...BOY. /~\ SAY, what is that thing call'd LIGHT, ^•^ Which I muft ne'er enjoy ? What are the bleffings of the SIGHT ? O, tell your poor blind boy ! You talk of wond'rous things you fee, You fay the fun fhines bright ; I feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night ? My day... | |
 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 pagina’s
...fight, Oh tell a poor blind boy. You talk of wondrous things you fee ; You fay the fun fhines bright ; I feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night ? My day or. night myfelf I make Whene'er I fleep or play ; And could I always keep awake With me 'twere always day. With... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...the world as I would to my rest. § 53. Song. The Blind Boy. COLLEY GIBBER*. 0 SAY what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? What are...your poor blind boy! You talk of wondrous things you sec, You say the sun shines bright ; 1 feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night f My day... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 pagina’s
...absent friend ! COLLEY CIBBER. BORN 1671.— DIED 1757. SONG. THE BLIND BOY. O SAY ! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? What are...blessings of the sight ? O tell your poor blind boy ! 1 Ben Jonson paid a visit on foot, in 1619, to the Scotch poet Drummond, at his seat of Hawthornden,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pagina’s
...friend ! COLLEY CIBBER. BORN 1071.— DIED 1757. SONG. THE BLIND BOY. O SAY ! what is that thing nil I'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? What are the blessings of the sight * O tell your poor blind boy ! i Ben Jonson paid a visit on foot, in 1619, to the Scotch poet Dnunmond, at his seat of Hawthornden,... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1819 - 258 pagina’s
...And winds in concert joining, Raise sadly pleasing dreams. , THE BLIND BOY. 0 say, what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? . What are the blessings of the sight ? O tell apoyrblind boy! You talk of wondrous things you see. You say the sun shines bright : 1 feel him warm,... | |
 | Poetical monitor - 1819 - 168 pagina’s
...inward worth can flow Delight that ever shall remain. THE BLIND BOY. 0 SAY, what is that thing called Light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? What are the blessings of the sight ? 0 tell your poor blind boy ! You talk of wond'rous things you see ; You say the sun shines bright;... | |
 | 1820 - 190 pagina’s
...gone, Will appear as short as one. ft • : The Blind Boy THE BLIND BOY. 0 SAY, what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy ? What are the blessings of the sight ? O tell your poor blin»J boy ! You talk of wondrous things you see ; You say the sun shines bright : 1 feel him warm,... | |
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