The poetical works of William Lisle Bowles ... with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan |
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THE BLIND GRANDFATHER.
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Though grandfather has long been blind,And his few locks are gray,
He loves to hear the summer wind
Round his pale temples play.
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We'll lead him to some quiet place,Some unfrequented nook,
Where winds breathe soft, and wild-flowers grace
The borders of the brook.
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There he shall sit, as in a dream,Though nought can he behold,
Till the brook's murmuring flow shall seem
The voice of friends of old.
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Think no more of them, aged man,For here thou hast no friend;
Think, since this life is but a span,
Of joys that have no end.
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