There is the same type of antithesis in both cases; for just as blindness is opposed to sight, so is being blind opposed to having sight. Then he arose, shook the flashing blindness from his eyes, and took hold of the boat.
Beaumont, Texas. Beaumont (/ËboÊmÉnt/ BOH-mont) is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas in the United States, within the BeaumontâPort Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Beaumont, Texas. Overview. The Texas city of Beaumont is located on the west bank of the Neches River, about 85 miles east of Houston. The city lies on Texas' coastal plain, about 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.