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Stray Birds 256: The eyes are not proud of their sight
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The eyes are not proud of their sight but of their eyeglasses.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 256: The eyes are not proud of their sight.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/443/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 256: The eyes are not proud of their sight.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/443/.
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