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 The Blind:—Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Blind Alley (A).
 
A “cul de sac,” an alley with no outlet. It is blind because it has no “eye” or passage through it.   1
 


 The Blind:—Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green (The). 

 
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