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Of all sad words of tongue and pen the saddest are these, what might have been.

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John Greenleaf Whittier

United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)

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    Von allen traurigen Worten von Zunge und Feder sind diese die traurigsten, was hätte sein können.

    زبان اور قلم کے سب غمگین الفاظ کی سب سے افسوسناک باتیں یہ ہیں ، کیا ہوسکتا تھا۔

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