John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6570 John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6570 |
| AUTHOR: | John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: “It might have been!” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maud Muller. |
| Note 1. Francis Bret Harte: Mrs. Judge Jenkins. More sad are these we daily see: It is, but had n’t ought to be. [back] |