Chapter 500 of 1964 · 62 words · ~1 min read

LII.

He entered in the house--his home no more, For without hearts there is no home;--and felt The solitude of passing his own door Without a welcome: _there_ he long had dwelt, There his few peaceful days Time had swept o'er, There his worn bosom and keen eye would melt Over the innocence of that sweet child, His only shrine of feelings undefiled.