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Then let not what I cannot have

Quote byColley Cibber · 1671–1757

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Blind Boy (l. 17-20)..

English (original)

Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy. Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy!

— Colley Cibber

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