unbefriended

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Cried the Poet, unknown, unbefriended, As the vision, that lured him to follow, With the mist and the darkness blended, And the dream of his life was ended; How cold are thy baths, Apollo!—Longfellow.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland

I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delanes' burra-khana.

From Under the Deodars by Kipling, Rudyard

She replaced the orchids, deciding it was best to appear alone and unbefriended before Peavey.

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen

To the westward was an immense open track before him, in which, if unbefriended by either sun or moon, he might wander until life were at an end.

From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. by Collins, David

I was so poor, so weak, so unbefriended.

From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia