The blind man's poetry

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Title

The blind man's poetry

Subject

Blind
Poetry
Visually Impaired Persons
Mendicant literature

Description

"We are blind, and having wife and children, and two sisters also blind, who depend upon us for support, we hope you will buy this poetry ... Give us a quarter or a dime, as you can afford."

First line of poem: Kind friends, I

Abstract

Poem in 5 stanzas

Creator

Lee, H. C., mendicant poet

Date Created

1852, circa

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection (PN1083.B6 L47)

References

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Format

text

Language

English

Type

text

Identifier

DigID0003029
DigID0003030
Physical Item 32044115003774
BibID 009920336

Provenance

Part of the Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection

Files

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Citation

Lee, H. C., mendicant poet, “The blind man's poetry,” OnView, accessed April 30, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13593.