So vain is the belief
That the sequestered path has fewest flowers.

So vain is the belief
That the sequestered path has fewest flowers.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Nobody with me at sea but myself.

Nobody with me at sea but myself.

In solitude, where we are least alone.

In solitude, where we are least alone.

So lonely 'twas that God himself
Scarce seemed there to be.

So lonely 'twas that God himself
Scarce seemed there to be.

In solitude, when we are least alone.

In solitude, when we are least alone.

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you read more

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

I was never less alone than when by myself.