For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!

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For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been! - John Greenleaf Whittier

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For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been! - May Sarton quotes