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“But of all the pictures, there were none as beautiful as ‘The Orphan,’ by an unknown artist. The expression of utter loneliness depicted upon the serene, but pensive face, and that of the soft blue eyes, revealing the heart’s yearnings for the love it had lost, were touchingly beautiful.”—Letter.
I am alone! in all the world
There’s none to care for me —
None who would miss my sad-voiced tone
If I should cease to be;
I am alone! yet in my heart
The founts of love o’erflow,
For all the lovely things of earth —
For all that’s bright below.