The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder

Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)

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“Pity the blind!” Yes, pity those
Whom day and night inclose
In equal dark; to whom the sun's keen flame
And pitchy night-time are the same.

But pity most the blind
Who cannot see
That to be kind
Is life's felicity.

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