Love
The Beggar's Quatrain
Translated by H. L. C. (1888) · From Various Pieces
Love
Blind, as was Homer; as Belisarius, blind,
But one weak child to guide his vision dim.
The hand which dealt him bread, in pity kind--
He'll never see; God sees it, though, for him.
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Codex Note
French: "Aveugle comme Homère." [Improvised at the Café de Paris.]
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Hugo, Victor. “The Beggar's Quatrain.” Translated by H. L. C.. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hugo/90/.
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Hugo, Victor. “The Beggar's Quatrain.” Translated by H. L. C.. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hugo/90/.
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