forlornness

is being without help, not being alone — a man in the crowds of Rome can be forlorn.

Recast in definition form from: “A forlorn state is the condition of one who is without help. For a man is not forlorn merely because he is alone, any more than a man in the midst of a crowd is necessarily not forlorn.”

ends not at the sight of a human being but at the sight of a faithful one — that is why the traveller feels most forlorn when he meets robbers.

Recast in definition form from: “That is why, when we go on a journey, we call ourselves forlorn most especially at the moment that we encounter robbers. For it is not the sight of a human being as such which puts an end to our forlorn condition, but the sight of a faithful, and unassuming, and helpful human being.”

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