Chapter 1774 of 1964 · 66 words · ~1 min read

XLIV.

Rich, noble, but an orphan--left an only Child to the care of guardians good and kind-- But still her aspect had an air so lonely; Blood is not water; and where shall we find Feelings of Youth like those which overthrown lie By Death, when we are left, alas! behind, To feel, in friendless palaces, a home Is wanting, and our best ties in the tomb?