The deaf and dumb, or, A collection of articles relating to the condition of deaf mutes; their education, and the principal asylums devoted to their instruction / By Edwin John Mann.

  • Mann, Edwin John, 1812-
Date:
1836
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Credit: The deaf and dumb, or, A collection of articles relating to the condition of deaf mutes; their education, and the principal asylums devoted to their instruction / By Edwin John Mann. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ‘8 THE DEAF AND DUMB AT PRAYER. 307 THE DEAF AND DUMB AT PRAYER. Ir sweet it is to see the babe kneel by its mother’s side And lisp its brief and holy prayer, at hush of eventide; And sweet to mark the blooming youth, at morning’s purple ray, Breathe incense of the heart to Him who ruleth night and day —_ How doth the bosom’s secret pulse with strong emotion swell, And tender, pitying thoughts awake, which language may not tell a When yon mute train, who meekly bow beneath affliction’s rod, Whose lips may never speak to man, pour forth the soul to God. They have no garment for the thought that springs to meet its sire, No tone to flush the glowing cheek or the devotion’s fire; Yet surely to the eternal throne the spirit’s sigh may soar, As free as if the wing of speech its hallowed burden bore. Were language theirs, perchance their tale of treasured grief and fear Might cold and unresponsive fall, even on a brother’s ear, So may they grave upon their minds, in youth’s unfolding day, °Tis better to commune with Heaven, than with their fellow clay. The pomp of words doth sometimes clog the spirit’s upward flight, > But in the silence of their souls, is one long Sabbath light; % - If God doth in that temple dwell, their fancied loss is gain: | ue Ye perfect listeners to his voice, say — is our pity vain ? ad MARRIAGE OF A DEAF AND DUMB PERSON. a *- R ¥ which was very interesting on account of one of the E. Rose, who is deaf and dumb, and who on that *