Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Literary
February 1, 1783
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A blind man marries an ugly woman despite advice, refusing a physician's offer to restore his sight to preserve his illusory happiness in love. The physician challenges him on whether happiness or truth matters more to a rational being.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE.
Blind man having contracted a violent passion for a certain female, married her contrary to the advice of all his friends, who told him, that he was exceeding ugly. A celebrated physician, at length, undertook to restore him to sight. -- The blind man, however, declined his assistance. "If I should recover my sight," said he, "I should be deprived of the love I bear to my wife -- a love which renders me happy." "Man of God!" replied the physician, "tell me which is of most consequence to a rational being, the attainment of happiness, or the attainment of truth?"
Blind man having contracted a violent passion for a certain female, married her contrary to the advice of all his friends, who told him, that he was exceeding ugly. A celebrated physician, at length, undertook to restore him to sight. -- The blind man, however, declined his assistance. "If I should recover my sight," said he, "I should be deprived of the love I bear to my wife -- a love which renders me happy." "Man of God!" replied the physician, "tell me which is of most consequence to a rational being, the attainment of happiness, or the attainment of truth?"
What sub-type of article is it?
Fable
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Oriental Apologue
Blind Man
Love Illusion
Happiness Vs Truth
Moral Dilemma
Literary Details
Title
An Oriental Apologue.
Key Lines
"If I Should Recover My Sight," Said He, "I Should Be Deprived Of The Love I Bear To My Wife A Love Which Renders Me Happy."
"Man Of God!" Replied The Physician, "Tell Me Which Is Of Most Consequence To A Rational Being, The Attainment Of Happiness, Or The Attainment Of Truth?"