In the first place, the inflammation is not immediately noticed; and, in the second, the measures employed are frequently insufficient to check its progress: hence it causes more blindness (I refer to the lower classes of society more particularly) than any other inflammatory disorder that happens to the eye; and the number of children is very considerable, whose sight is partially or completely destroyed by it.

The first time the party crossed, the sun was shining brightly, and this brought on snow blindness, the pain of which only those who have suffered from this complaint can realize.

A man who had led his life, was not to learn at this late day, that the want of eyes in Justice oftener means blindness to the faults of the privileged, than the impartiality that is assumed by the pretending emblem.

And with that, one of the arrows smote out the eye of the tyrant, to whom the blood of the holy martyr re-established his sight, and enlumined him in taking away the blindness of his body, and gat of the Christian mind and pardon, and he also gat of thee by prayer power to put away sickness and sores from them that remember his passion and figure.

And God forgive us all the blindness, the weakness, and the cruelty with which we judge each other when we are in health.

If they were not, it proved that interest or prejudice was capable of spreading a film over the eyes thick enough to occasion total blindness.

The head, face, hands, and wherever else the eruption shows itself, gradually swell; and the eyelids are often so much distended as to close the eyes and produce temporary blindness.

soon the light-streams shall thine eyelids lave, And wash this barren blindness from thy soul, Till these dark mystic vapours backward roll, And leave all nature in thy sight outspread.

At forty-five, then, he writes thus concerning his blindness: When I consider how my life is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent, which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present

And he gave the Government cheques, and the Government made him a peer, And the doubters ceased from their doubting, loudly his praises they sung, Cursing their previous blindness.

Perhaps Aaron would not look, when he came in; but doubting his special blindness, I asked Mr. Axtell to put it back.

Each of them dreaded snow-blindness.

But who art thou that goest with open eyes, and breathest in thy talk?" "Mine eyes," answered Dante, "may yet have to endure the blindness in this place, though for no long period.

But on the third day we returned, my brother's eyes being inflamed and sore and he fearing blindness if he remained out in the desert glare.

Something new to ruminate on seems to lift her up a spell and make her forgit her blindness.

It began to be apparent that the same spirit was invading the forest that had possession of the camp; two, or at most three, did the work, and the rest shirked, got snow-blindness and rheumatism, and let the others do his share, counting securely, nevertheless, on his fifth of the proceeds, just as he counted (no matter what proportion he had contributed) on his full share of the common stock of food.

"Oh, it grows dark to me; let me to my mother!" Albano gazed into the groping, timid face, and guessed allher blindness had returned!

But I lay all the blame on your brother, as being weak and a simpleton, having that cursed blindness of all fathers, who ignore the danger in the hope of marrying their daughters well.

Not yet had she arrived at the stage when she could justify her blindness and deafness to herself.

With a little knowledge, and proper food and fresh air, your daughter's life could have been saved; with knowledge and proper treatment your sons need not have died of dysentery or typhoid or even diphtheria; with knowledge your blindness itself, which is no curse, but would as surely have come upon you had you never lost Evy and never rebelled in your heart, need have lasted only a few months.

He was lamenting his former blindness and was satisfied with his new interests.

Like all devout persons, her faith in the efficacy of sacred writ was strong: and she so much the more lamented her suitor's continued blindness, because it remained after light had shone upon it.

Ponies and dogs are losing their snow blindness.

The lurid blaze of livin' torches makes bloody blindness in the eyes of them that look on and light them fires.

When she stood up for dancing, her steps were so complete, The music nearly killed itself to listen to her feet; The fiddler moaned his blindness, he heard her so much praised, But blessed himself he wasn't deaf, when once her voice she raised.