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	''The Orphanage'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.		''The Orphanage'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.

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	''The Orphanage'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] ~~first~~ published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.		''The Orphanage'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.


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	== The Orphanage ==		== The Orphanage ==

	When, ere the tangled web is reft,~~<br />~~		<poem>
	The kid-gloved villain scowls and sneers,~~<br />~~		When, ere the tangled web is reft,
	And hapless innocence is left~~<br />~~		The kid-gloved villain scowls and sneers,
			And hapless innocence is left
	With no assets save sighs and tears,		With no assets save sighs and tears,

			'Tis then, just then, that in there stalks
	'Tis then, just then, that in there stalks~~<br />~~		The hero, watchful of her needs;
	The hero, watchful of her needs;~~<br />~~		He talks, Great heavens how he talks!
	He talks, Great heavens how he talks!~~<br />~~
	But we forgive him, for his deeds.		But we forgive him, for his deeds.

			Life is the drama here to-day
	Life is the drama here to-day~~<br />~~		And Death the villain of the plot.
	And Death the villain of the plot.~~<br />~~		It is a realistic play.
	It is a realistic play.~~<br />~~
	Shall it end well or shall it not?		Shall it end well or shall it not?

			The hero? Oh, the hero's part
	The hero? Oh, the hero's part~~<br />~~		Is vacant — to be played by you.
	Is vacant — to be played by you.~~<br />~~		Then act it well! An orphan's heart
	Then act it well! An orphan's heart~~<br />~~
	May beat the lighter if you do.		May beat the lighter if you do.
			</poem>

TCDE-Team at 11:35, 22 July 2016

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''The Orphanage'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (16 march 1911, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (october 1911, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (27 january 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (february 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (21 september 1922, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (14 september 1928, [[John Murray]]'s ''Fiction Library'' [UK])

== The Orphanage ==

When, ere the tangled web is reft, 
The kid-gloved villain scowls and sneers, 
And hapless innocence is left 
With no assets save sighs and tears,

'Tis then, just then, that in there stalks 
The hero, watchful of her needs; 
He talks, Great heavens how he talks! 
But we forgive him, for his deeds.

Life is the drama here to-day 
And Death the villain of the plot. 
It is a realistic play. 
Shall it end well or shall it not?

The hero? Oh, the hero's part 
Is vacant — to be played by you. 
Then act it well! An orphan's heart 
May beat the lighter if you do.

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