Living
On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind with Lightning
From The Complete Poetical Works, ed. Austin Dobson (Oxford, 1906)
Living
SURE ’twas by Providence design’d,
Rather in pity, than in hate,
That he should be, like Cupid, blind,
To save him from Narcissus’ fate.
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Goldsmith, Oliver. “On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind with Lightning.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goldsmith/5/.
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Goldsmith, Oliver. “On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind with Lightning.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goldsmith/5/.
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