John Greenleaf Whittier quote

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been."
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
Born: Dec 17, 1807
Died: Sep 7, 1892

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