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John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes: For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
         

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.


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For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
         



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